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Sure you may need to dig and even bring back samples to conclusively identify microscopic fossils.
But let's face it, such evidence will continue to face strong opposition. We need to find some bones, maybe even fish bones.
Outfit the next observer satellite with radar mapping technology that
is already being tried on Earth and find some bigger fish
Earth radar fossil hunting
http://www.american...etail/assetid/14562
[theircompetitor, Oct 17 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
Martian Manhunter
http://www.geocitie...rtianmanhunter.html
no relation. [ato_de, Oct 17 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
Yes, we went to the moon.
http://www.clavius.org/
Conspiracy theorists drive me nuts. [RayfordSteele, Oct 17 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
life on mars
http://www.newscien...t.jsp?id=ns99994812
[cocktaillouie, Oct 17 2004]
Looking for fossils from the air
http://abcnews.go.c...ireStory?id=5467200
[theircompetitor, Jul 29 2008]
AIs scanning for signs of life on Mars
http://www.popsci.c...oll-mars-signs-life
[theircompetitor, Nov 07 2009]
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I think it's ironic that NASA (or someone) has pulled a fast one, and is now spending $billions to look for *dead* things, and water that *used* to flow, on Mars. |
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How does an idea with 'fishbone hunter' in the title stand a chance? |
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Because it has the word 'Martian' in it.
Martian makes it better. + |
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If the radar finds fossilized croissants we know that there was an advanced culture in Mars. |
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Hmm, perhaps I can find an old image of Rock Hudson with a croissant :) |
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Didn't they find methane today? That indicates there must at least be cows on Mars. |
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It only indicates that there are cow rectums on Mars.
Martian parliament opens in a week. |
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Hmm... One should never assume that the presence of horseshit means there's a pony nearby, I guess. |
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So no new Steve Irwin show then?
Pitty. |
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That i would love to see Steve Irwin versus Martian lifeforms |
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No, Valentine Michael Smith. |
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interesting paper. However, the GPR and the SAR radar techniques are not really appropriate techniques for fossil location. |
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Fossils become fossils by a process called diagenesis - in effect the organic materials are replaced by minerals. These minerals come from the surround rock matrix which, in effect, means that the fossil and the rock matrix share similar (but not identical) chemistrys. The project was successful at spotting Calcium Phosphate (bone) in silicon dioxide (sand) - but as diagenesis takes place, the calcium phosphate will be replaced - this will make resolution of fossils significantly harder. |
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The project was successful at finding materials at no deeper than 3.4 feet. Fossils may well be buried significantly deeper. |
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Life started with single cell organisms, developing slowly to multi-celled life. It is unknown if any life has ever existed on Mars and if it did, it is much more likely to be single-or possibly multi- microorganisms. These will never show on a radar as they have little to them to reflect. |
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Who cares about finding any real bones? I want to put fake bones up there to scam NASA, the way they scammed us with the moon landing. |
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Uh, sure, echo. See link. |
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speaking of life on mars, i added a link to an article which essentially suggests that every cent spent on finding life on mars was a complete waste, since we can never trust a conclusion that says "there is life on mars," since we brought it there ourselves. |
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Well if we brought life to mars and it is still alive, then that's certainly news. |
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//every cent spent on finding life on mars was a complete
waste, since we can never trust a conclusion that says
"there is life on mars," since we brought it there
ourselves.// |
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My response to this may a little late, but, nevertheless:
"BOLLOCKS". There. |
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If we do find life on Mars, and if it has not had a common
origin with life on Earth (which, in fact, it may very well
have done, admittedly), then it will almost certainly have
fundamental differences in its molecular biology. For
instance, the choice between enantiomers of basic
biomolecules is essentially arbitrary, but becomes "locked
in". If we find that Martian life has, say, sugars of the
opposite chirality to Earth's, we can be fairly confident
that it's not terrestrial in origin. |
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