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----- Original Message ----- From: Astrobiology Magazine To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 5:35 AM Subject: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine The Other Mars Meteorite http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1197.html The most famous Mars meteorite, the one with strange, cylindrical rock segments, may not be the most intriguing. Consider a rock launched from Mars only 700 million years ago called Lafayette. Judging by detailed chemical analysis, the outcome of its long journey to Earth did little to obscure its earlier life at the bottom of some salt-water pool. Or at least that conclusion is what meteor scientists suspect might have landed in North America about three millenia ago. Martian Mesas http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1196.html With its high-resolution stereo camera, Mars Express continues to beam back orbital views of the kind of massive erosion features expected around Earth mesas and canyons. Whether aqueous or tectonic erosion, the perspective views show spectacular snapshots demonstrating inverted relief. Saturn's Family Portrait http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1195.html The Cassini spacecraft now orbiting Saturn takes a wide-angle view of the ringed planet's extended moon system. These mostly icy moons have highly reflective, bright surfaces and tend to smooth over many impact scars when their frozen veneers heal. Surfing the Wave http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1194.html A tsunami, a series of large waves caused by the disruption of seawater, is one of the many hazards of living on Earth. Bill McGuire, Director of the Benfield Hazard Research Centre, says that a mega-tsunami could cause death and destruction to both the eastern and western Atlantic coasts. Wednesday, September 15 ------------------------ For more astrobiology news, visit http://www.astrobio.net To unsubscribe, send subject UNSUBSCRIBE to [EMAIL PROTECTED]