March 2, 2004

Water of Life

On Mars:

The Mars rover Opportunity has discovered powerful evidence that water once "drenched" the surface of Mars and made the planet habitable for life at some unknown time in the distant past, NASA scientists said Tuesday.
This is very cool stuff.

On the other hand, we are, perhaps, lucky Mars is not currently suspected of supporting life. Or we might be dealing with this:

Why take chances?
Life, if found on Mars,
Might evolve and threaten Earth:
Launch pre-emptive strikes!

Update (3/2): There is a lot of good info on what the water announcement really means here. Via Electolite.

Posted by Steve on March 2, 2004
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