Update on Mars' atmosphere, Media briefing on NASA Jan 15th |
Update on Mars' atmosphere, Media briefing on NASA Jan 15th |
Jan 12 2009, 06:01 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
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Jan 17 2009, 03:45 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Thank you, MC. My suspicious-sounding words undoubtedly did the man an injustice; he appears to be an exemplary journalist in many ways.
Perhaps the proper way to put my impressions is that there does not seem to be (as yet) enough specific information available concerning the methane discovery to modify MSL landing site decisions, and perhaps Mr. Covault's article reflected an ebullent optimism he detected from some of his sources which will undoubtedly subside somewhat after further consideration of the findings to date. Don't get me wrong; if there's anything close to a localized CH4 emission site within MSL's capabilities to explore, that should be THE target, game, set, and match, siddown & shut up! I just think that it's a bit premature to discuss retargeting MSL based on this information at this time. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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