"Puddles" of Water Sighted on Mars 237
eldavojohn writes "Further reinforcing the theory of a wet Mars, NewScientist is reporting on what appear to be water puddles in newly taken images from the Mars rover. While these results are controversial, the assumption that these blue 'puddles' are water still has to be tested by engineers. They'll try to measure the uniform smoothness of the puddle surfaces. Analysis will also examine their apparent 'opaqueness', where in some areas observers claim to see pebbles underneath the surface of the blue areas. From the article: 'No signs of liquid water have been observed directly from cameras on the surface before. Reports last year pointed to the existence of gullies on crater walls where water appears to have flowed in the last few years, as shown in images taken from orbit, but those are short-lived flows, which are thought to have frozen over almost immediately.'"
That's nothing (Score:5, Funny)
Mirage (Score:2, Funny)
WTF? (Score:3, Funny)
In any case, this is an interesting find.
Re:WTF? (Score:5, Funny)
Are we still talking about images here?
Re:That's nothing (Score:5, Funny)
Drinking Martian Water (Score:3, Funny)
May you never thirst...
Definitive proof (Score:1, Funny)
Definitive proof [nasa.gov] was found long ago!
great (Score:1, Funny)