List of evidence for water on Mars |
List of evidence for water on Mars |
Feb 5 2013, 04:59 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 24-July 07 Member No.: 2948 |
Does there exist a list of all the evidence of water on Mars, listed by spacecraft?
Ideally, it would be a list with a short description and a link to a story or news release. For example: Mars Global Surveyor: NASA Images Suggest Water Still Flows in Brief Spurts on Mars http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/new...s-20061206.html Phoenix: NASA Spacecraft Confirms Martian Water, Mission Extended http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/...x-20080731.html Opportunity: NASA Mars Rover Finds Mineral Vein Deposited by Water http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/news/mer20111207.html I know I could spend some time and extend the list that I've started above, but if someone or some organization has already done it I'd hate to reinvent the wheel! Thank you. |
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Sep 28 2015, 06:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1669 Joined: 5-March 05 From: Boulder, CO Member No.: 184 |
The lowered melting point in the presence of perchlorates reminds me of the possible water drops seen from Phoenix.
-------------------- Steve [ my home page and planetary maps page ]
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Sep 28 2015, 06:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2530 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 321 |
Some rather acrobatic surface missions that we might want to pursue now are:
1) A lander/etc that could sit at the base (top?) of a promising slope and try to observe one of these events when it occurs. 2) A lander/rover/etc that could visit the surface precisely where one of these events had recently occurred. 2.1) A sample return of the above. These are all rather challenging goals, but the interest will certainly be high. |
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Sep 28 2015, 06:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 259 Joined: 23-January 05 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 156 |
A loooong time ago I saw an item somewhere on the JPL site about a "mountaineer" mission. Basically two rovers, one of which would sit at the top of a slope and belay the other while it descended. I'd guess the proposal was first made in response to Mars Global Surveyor's initial reports of gullies.
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Sep 28 2015, 08:50 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1592 Joined: 14-October 05 From: Vermont Member No.: 530 |
A loooong time ago I saw an item somewhere on the JPL site about a "mountaineer" mission. Basically two rovers, one of which would sit at the top of a slope and belay the other while it descended. I'd guess the proposal was first made in response to Mars Global Surveyor's initial reports of gullies. There was a proposal to belay into the Valles Marineris to examine the strata. I think the geological interest shifted elsewhere. |
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