Lake found on Mars

Morgeruat · 07-30-2005, 09:56 AM

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Exp...KA808BE_0.html

[ 07-30-2005, 09:57 AM: Message edited by: Morgeruat ]

Larry_OHF · 07-30-2005, 10:20 AM

That is an amazing picture!

Iron Greasel · 07-30-2005, 01:06 PM

How come they didn't find it before?

Sir Goulum · 07-30-2005, 02:51 PM

That's really cool.
Greasel- Maybe they just never pointed the camera in the right direction before?

Iron Greasel · 07-30-2005, 03:47 PM

Good point, Goulum. It is a large planet.

I wonder if there are more of those in there?

Lanesra · 07-30-2005, 04:04 PM

Brilliant, now if they can find Emerson & Palmer, we can get the band back together [img]smile.gif[/img]

Sir Goulum · 07-30-2005, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Iron Greasel:
Good point, Goulum. It is a large planet.

I wonder if there are more of those in there?

You'd think there would be. Maybe some on the southern side as well.

Azred · 07-31-2005, 12:24 AM

So the previous missions that mapped the surface of Mars just happened to miss this crater, eh? Well, then, either:
1) the previous missions didn't do a very thorough job
2) the crater is relatively new
3) the photo is doctored.

I doubt #2 and there would be no reason for #3, unless someone at NASA is trying to drum up support for a manned mission to Mars (a waste of money at this point in time). Option #1 is thus the most likely.

If this is real, it really doesn't mean much of anything. We still won't find any evidence of live larger than a nanobe....

Lauren · 07-31-2005, 05:46 AM

I was actually thinking that it's a created picture, someone got a picture from the net and just digitally put water in there.
Of course it would be great if there was water on there but even if there was that single bit of water that means there would be oxygen in the atmosphere (which there isn't much of) and that there would be plant life there around the lake.
But if it is real then there must be some good reasons for it not being found before.

Ok hang on a sec I see now I actually had a look at the site and it's high resolution that's why it looks so blue... it's frozen water on the north pole.... hence why no plant life.... and hence why no oxygen in atmosphere!
*slaps self across the head*

[ 07-31-2005, 05:52 AM: Message edited by: Lauren ]

shamrock_uk · 07-31-2005, 06:12 AM

Two reasons why it wasn't discovered before.

1. I don't think the high-res camera has mapped the entire planet yet.

2. That area is usually covered with frozen lakes of carbon dioxide. It's only by looking at the crater now, when all the carbon dioxide ice has gone, that we see the water.

07-30-2005, 03:47 PM	#5
Iron Greasel Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: July 13, 2004 Location: Finland Age: 36 Posts: 1,701	Good point, Goulum. It is a large planet. I wonder if there are more of those in there? __________________

07-31-2005, 12:24 AM	#8
Azred Drow Priestess Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: a hidden sanctorum high above the metroplex Age: 55 Posts: 4,037	So the previous missions that mapped the surface of Mars just happened to miss this crater, eh? Well, then, either: 1) the previous missions didn't do a very thorough job 2) the crater is relatively new 3) the photo is doctored. I doubt #2 and there would be no reason for #3, unless someone at NASA is trying to drum up support for a manned mission to Mars (a waste of money at this point in time). Option #1 is thus the most likely. If this is real, it really doesn't mean much of anything. We still won't find any evidence of live larger than a nanobe.... __________________ Everything may be explained by a conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories are true. No matter how thinly you slice it, it's still bologna.

07-31-2005, 05:46 AM	#9
Lauren Baaz Draconian Join Date: May 24, 2004 Location: Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia Age: 36 Posts: 721	I was actually thinking that it's a created picture, someone got a picture from the net and just digitally put water in there. Of course it would be great if there was water on there but even if there was that single bit of water that means there would be oxygen in the atmosphere (which there isn't much of) and that there would be plant life there around the lake. But if it is real then there must be some good reasons for it not being found before. Ok hang on a sec I see now I actually had a look at the site and it's high resolution that's why it looks so blue... it's frozen water on the north pole.... hence why no plant life.... and hence why no oxygen in atmosphere! slaps self across the head [ 07-31-2005, 05:52 AM: Message edited by: Lauren ] __________________ "So many thoughts running through my head, I know what you feel, I know what you dread; When a room's filled with laughter, when a room's filled with lies, you're the only one I know that's in disguise..."

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07-30-2005, 09:56 AM	#1
Morgeruat Jack Burton Join Date: October 16, 2001 Location: PA Age: 44 Posts: 5,421	http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Exp...KA808BE_0.html [ 07-30-2005, 09:57 AM: Message edited by: Morgeruat ] __________________ "Any attempt to cheat, especially with my wife, who is a dirty, dirty, tramp, and I am just gonna snap." Knibb High Principal - Billy Madison

07-30-2005, 10:20 AM	#2
Larry_OHF Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Midlands, South Carolina Age: 49 Posts: 14,759	That is an amazing picture! __________________

07-30-2005, 01:06 PM	#3
Iron Greasel Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: July 13, 2004 Location: Finland Age: 36 Posts: 1,701	How come they didn't find it before? __________________

07-30-2005, 02:51 PM	#4
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 36 Posts: 8,985	That's really cool. Greasel- Maybe they just never pointed the camera in the right direction before?

07-30-2005, 04:04 PM	#6
Lanesra Symbol of Cyric Join Date: March 29, 2001 Location: Twititania, Europe Age: 64 Posts: 1,221	Brilliant, now if they can find Emerson & Palmer, we can get the band back together [img]smile.gif[/img]

07-31-2005, 06:12 AM	#10
shamrock_uk Dracolich Join Date: January 24, 2004 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 3,092	Two reasons why it wasn't discovered before. 1. I don't think the high-res camera has mapped the entire planet yet. 2. That area is usually covered with frozen lakes of carbon dioxide. It's only by looking at the crater now, when all the carbon dioxide ice has gone, that we see the water.

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