The water makes a good fuel, is a source of oxygen, and hopefully a potable water source making extended spaceflight possible. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 3:52 PM Subject: RE: [brlug-general] [Fwd: Found it! Ice on Mars]
> > --- Tim Fournet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I read an article a couple months ago about that > > very thing. Scientists > > have observed that microorganisms have survived in > > things like molten > > lava and laying dormant in fossilized amber. They > > even found that > > bacteria had gone dormant inside of equipment left > > on the moon and then > > re-awoke once it was brought to a better > > environment. > > Damn, that's some hardy bacteria. > > So, if bacteria can survive the ride, than it probably > had, as well as other micro-organisms. Then > theoretically, we don't _really_ know which planet > life began on in this solar system, or even if it > originated in this solar system at all. > > John Hebert > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
