Re: No life detected in Atacama Desert in Chile

2003-08-10 Thread Michael Turner
John Ingrassia: ... As a non-scientist watching eagerly from the sidelines, I wonder why we even start with the proposition that 'life' would have to be physical in nature at all, rather than some form of energy, or other as yet undiscovered component of our universe. I realize that the

No life detected in Atacama Desert in Chile

2003-08-10 Thread LARRY KLAES
http://www.timesrecordnews.com/trn/nw_national/article/0,1891,TRN_5703_2162843,00.htmlNASA comes up short in search for life in Chilean desert By BYRON SPICEAugust 6, 2003 The Atacama Desert of northern Chile may be the world's driest desert, but areas of it nevertheless teem with

Re: Soccer Balls to Saturn's Rings

2003-08-10 Thread Joe Latrell
Larry, Do you mean something like this: http://www.europa-icepick.org/klaes_probe.shtml Just a quick rendering set I did. I do love the concept and think it can be flushed out even more. If these things are smaller than 30cm across and weigh only a few kilograms then someone out

Re: No life detected in Atacama Desert in Chile

2003-08-10 Thread Michael Turner
"Are we not all hoping to find whales swimming in the oceans of Europa?" Yes. With narwhal-liketusks many miles long so that they can drilll breathing holes up to the surface when they need oxygen from an atmosphere so thin as to be still largely inferred, rather than observed. Indeed,

RE: Soccer Balls to Saturn's Rings

2003-08-10 Thread Reeve, Jack W.
Perhaps we ought to seek sponsorship and funding from Becks and Posh. Jack W. Reeve [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: LARRY KLAES [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday 06 August 2003 23:46 To: europa Subject: Soccer Balls to Saturn's Rings Here is a mission concept I