Fw: [DarlingsSpace] David Darling's Newsletter #20

2004-03-28 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: daviddarling123 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 8:36 AM Subject: [DarlingsSpace] David Darling's Newsletter #20 DAVID DARLING'S NEWSLETTER-- Issue #20March 28, 2004e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Standing Body of Water Left Its Mark in Mars Rocks

2004-03-28 Thread Michael Turner
Title: Re: Standing Body of Water Left Its Mark in Mars Rocks This is all very interesting, Gary, but please note that I've never argued that the current evidence for water chemistry is flawed. I have no trouble with the conclusions arrived at so far about water chemistry. And it's good to

Carbon dioxide landform on Mars

2004-03-28 Thread LARRY KLAES
MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR IMAGESMarch 18-24, 2004The following new images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) onthe Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft are now available:o Carbon Dioxide Landforms (Released 19 March 2004) http://jpl.convio.net/site/R?i=xdPqwJJBoiBO-3BCLCXxIg..

ADMIN: on-topic reminder

2004-03-28 Thread Jeff Foust
A gentle reminder that the purpose of this mailing list is the discussion of Europa, not Mars. There are far more appropriate fora for the discussion of Mars-related topics than this mailing list. The relevance of Mars exploration with respect to future missions to Europa would be on topic,

I just had to send this one - imagine a Berserker version of Icepick

2004-03-28 Thread LARRY KLAES
EDITOR'S CHOICE: DEEP CUT It may sound like something out of bad sci-fi movie, but a chainsaw-wielding robotic submarine is roving under a Canadian lake for real. Its job is to cut down trees that were submerged decades ago after the valley was flooded by a hydroelectric dam. The three-tonne

Re: Standing Body of Water Left Its Mark in Mars Rocks

2004-03-28 Thread Mark Schnitzius
--- Michael Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In any case, the ghost of Lowell could still use some exorcism. Arthur C. Clarke, less than a year ago, said over the wire at some conference that he was sure he saw something in recent surface images, evidence of life gosh darn it. Clarke's a

Back on-topic

2004-03-28 Thread Gary McMurtry
OK Jeff, Here's a tie-in 'on topic' remark about Europa and Mars. Both apparently have magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) on their surface. The suggested common origin of these salt deposits is precipitation from a salty body of water. Fraser Fanale et al. showed in a JGR paper (ca. 2000) that when

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2004-03-28 Thread JHe8490033
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Re: Standing Body of Water Left Its Mark in Mars Rocks

2004-03-28 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Sun, Mar 28, 2004 at 07:55:48PM -0800, James McEnanly wrote: From what I've been reading on Supercritical Co2 http://p2library.nfesc.navy.mil/P2_Opportunity_Handbook/5_17.html, it is an excellent organic solvent, but I don't know how well it would do on the types of deposits the rovers