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
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
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
"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,
Perhaps we ought to seek sponsorship and funding from Becks and Posh.
Jack W. Reeve
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-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