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Phoenix Mission 'Definitely' Finds Water Ice on Mars: UPDATE

In a discovery that could qualify as one of the most important in the history of space exploration, NASA?s Phoenix Mission may have confirmed the presence of water ice on the planet, Popular Mechanics has learned. The scheduling of a press conference for Thursday at 2 p.m. Eastern by NASA and the University of Arizona has raised hopes in the space community that scientists will announce the breakthrough. When pressed for details, a spokesperson for the agency?s Jet Propulsion Laboratory refused to elaborate beyond saying that the Phoenix team would unveil new findings from the ongoing robotic mission to Mars. If the rumor holds true, it would be the first direct confirmation of water ice beyond Earth.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/4275801.html
 
O.K. So they found the ice cubes. When do they dig up the liquor?
 
They already found water on mars months ago when the phoenix first landed. It was just in a different state - frozen, and when un(earthed) it evaporated.
 
^ The result of sublimation (the outcome of temperature and pressure combined)?
 
^ The result of sublimation (the outcome of temperature and pressure combined)?

^That's right.

Speaking of sublimation, I'm not sure if i posted this website a while back, (one of my favorites along with http://www.jimmyr.com)

Check out http://www.damninteresting.com.

This is a Great article on what would happen to the human body if exposed to space - battlestar galactca style-

http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=741

I always thought the most gruesome part about this unfortunate fate is the fact that blood would boil as does water when exposed to a vacuum. (Note - it would actually take longer in space because the blood is not directly exposed to the vacuum )


Also, another great (gruesome) article on the often discussed theory of lucid decapitation:

http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=495
 

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