Topic started by Marius (@ ti511210a000-0131.dialup.online.no) on Wed Mar 3 13:19:21 EST 2004.
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Any thoughts on the subject?
I must say that it did not surprise me that they found evidence of water on Mars...
Do you think they will find trace of life?

Responses:

• From: Shakthi (@ 203-195-199-244.now-india.net.in) on: Thu Mar 4 00:07:23 EST 2004
  
  how does water alone suffice existence of life?
  Is it enough for water bound creatures to exist?
  may be starts with algae? I wish someone explains more on these subjects.
  
  
• From: Marius (@ ti511210a000-0200.dialup.online.no) on: Thu Mar 4 14:37:46 EST 2004
  
  "how does water alone suffice existence of life?"
  
  Water is proof that the atmosphere was much denser then it is now, possibly dens enough for life forms to evolve...
  
  "Is it enough for water bound creatures to exist?"
  
  If you use earth as an example - yes it is...
  
  
  
• From: phdgirl (@ cavalier250.is.temple.edu) on: Thu Mar 4 15:36:21 EST 2004
  
  Interestingly, when the same sort of news came out a few years ago I don't remember there being such as buzz. But as an astronomical enthusiast I remember that one of the moons of the planet Neptune, named Triton was said to have (presumably) oceans beneath its icy(frozen gases) surface. Voyager 2 gathered some info on this before shooting outside of the solar system.
  Although water alone could be a great precursor for organic (consisting of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and may be incorporating nitrogen, etc) life forms to grow, the absence of it may not preclude the existence of life formed from othere sources.
  The rovers' expedition on Mars is shaping upto be quite a good venture. It will be interesting to see when and what they actually might find.
  
  
• From: phdgirl (@ cavalier250.is.temple.edu) on: Thu Mar 4 15:40:30 EST 2004
  
  If anyone could provide information on the doom befalling hubble telescope (NASA has cancelled the mission to fix some problems with it) as well as other tidbits relating to the Mars mission, it will be great !!
  
  
• From: Marius (@ ti511210a000-0208.dialup.online.no) on: Fri Mar 5 13:53:32 EST 2004
  
  "If anyone could provide information on the doom befalling hubble telescope (NASA has cancelled the mission to fix some problems with it) as well as other tidbits relating to the Mars mission, it will be great !!"
  
  I've hear that thay will not make any more repairs on it. That they are planning to build a new one...
  Check out; http://hubble.gsfc.nasa.gov/
  and http://www.seti.org/
  
  

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