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Hydrated minerals map, MEx uncovers possible sites for life
SigurRosFan
post Apr 21 2006, 11:35 AM
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Mars Express's OMEGA uncovers possible sites for life

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post May 2 2006, 05:31 AM
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It was definitely in another thread, then. I recall asking about the feasibility of doing any actual rock dating in situ, and got told that all of the current dating techniques require extremely meticulous handling that just can't be done robotically. I recall expressing doubt about that conclusion, but was assured that we were a long away from such a feat...

I'm *very* glad to see that there are people who are thinking outside the box and coming up with inventive ways of dating rocks in situ. Let's hope these analyzers are available and sitting on Mars sometime relatively soon (like, say, within my lifetime... smile.gif )

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- SigurRosFan   Hydrated minerals map   Apr 21 2006, 11:35 AM
- - dvandorn   Oh, gee -- do NOT get me started on the irrational...   Apr 21 2006, 11:46 AM
|- - chris   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Apr 21 2006, 12:46 PM) ...   Apr 21 2006, 01:15 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Apr 21 2006, 03:46 AM) ...   Apr 22 2006, 12:06 AM
|- - RNeuhaus   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Apr 21 2006, 06:46 AM) ...   Apr 23 2006, 02:20 AM
- - SigurRosFan   Interesting. They classify three new ages within t...   Apr 21 2006, 12:07 PM
- - Bill Harris   A side trip into etymology. "Phyllo_sian...   Apr 21 2006, 12:55 PM
|- - Bob Shaw   QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Apr 21 2006, 01:55 P...   Apr 21 2006, 08:10 PM
|- - Bob Shaw   QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Apr 21 2006, 01:55 P...   Apr 22 2006, 03:52 PM
|- - tty   QUOTE (Bill Harris @ Apr 21 2006, 02:55 P...   Apr 22 2006, 04:52 PM
- - ngunn   Possible link between 2 threads?? Latest ESA press...   Apr 21 2006, 01:33 PM
|- - Bob Shaw   QUOTE (ngunn @ Apr 21 2006, 02:33 PM) Pos...   Apr 22 2006, 03:56 PM
- - climber   At the University,an Astronomer talk about the lif...   Apr 21 2006, 01:39 PM
|- - ljk4-1   [quote name='climber' - QUOTE removed - av...   Apr 21 2006, 02:00 PM
- - ngunn   Hydrated minerals anybody? No? Tranquillisers al...   Apr 21 2006, 02:55 PM
- - ljk4-1   Instead of hoping for weak little Earth-like creat...   Apr 21 2006, 05:34 PM
|- - Richard Trigaux   QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Apr 21 2006, 05:34 P...   Apr 21 2006, 05:59 PM
- - tty   This billion problem is due to the fact that in so...   Apr 21 2006, 05:36 PM
|- - MichaelT   QUOTE (tty @ Apr 21 2006, 05:36 PM) biljo...   Apr 21 2006, 08:54 PM
|- - climber   Milliarde = 10^9 Billion = 10^12 Billiarde = 10^15...   Apr 21 2006, 09:46 PM
- - edstrick   Chris: "...It just sounded right. (and I...   Apr 22 2006, 08:56 AM
|- - Richard Trigaux   [quote name= quote in reply - removed [/quote] Ah...   Apr 22 2006, 11:31 AM
- - remcook   apparently, it means sulfur.   Apr 22 2006, 03:55 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   On looking again at the map of the very small patc...   Apr 29 2006, 09:15 AM
|- - dvandorn   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Apr 29 2006, 04:15 A...   Apr 29 2006, 02:52 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   No, it's not. To build up a strong ozone laye...   Apr 29 2006, 10:33 PM
- - nprev   Sorry to interject an elementary question here, bu...   Apr 29 2006, 11:21 PM
|- - SigurRosFan   QUOTE (nprev @ Apr 30 2006, 01:21 AM) Sor...   Apr 30 2006, 04:02 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   Actually, that figure does not list the estimated ...   Apr 30 2006, 05:49 PM
- - nprev   Thanks to you both, gentlemen; that was most helpf...   Apr 30 2006, 07:53 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   Actually, we've had a thread on this earlier (...   May 1 2006, 08:44 AM
- - dvandorn   Why, that's just fascinating, Bruce -- especia...   May 1 2006, 04:14 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   Well, here's my one entry (March 18, 2005) on ...   May 1 2006, 09:53 PM
- - dvandorn   It was definitely in another thread, then. I reca...   May 2 2006, 05:31 AM
- - BruceMoomaw   Once again, we're talking about really fuzzy d...   May 2 2006, 06:00 AM
- - RNeuhaus   In situ dating rock age measure would be a great i...   May 2 2006, 03:50 PM

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