Phoenix Mars Mission...

[mabsj2]

check out the latest image from Phoenix ....

http://myastronomyjournal.com/user_i..._images/j2.jpg

get more at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/main/

[Jen]

Well if they at least do find any bugs out there they can bloody well keep them there

(jen does not like creepy crawlies)

[TrevorW]

Jen I watched Alien again for the 20th time last night, now thats some scary bug !!!!

If they turn up anything it'll be a blessing but pictures so far look line my back yard.

[Jen]

Originally Posted by TrevorW

Jen I watched Alien again for the 20th time last night, now thats some scary bug !!!!

If they turn up anything it'll be a blessing but pictures so far look line my back yard.

[Ric]

Apparently initial tests show the soil is alkaline and good for growing asparagus and beans.

Trevor if you find a bug like the alien in your backyard, RUN or you could post it to Jen

[Jen]

Originally Posted by Ric

Apparently initial tests show the soil is alkaline and good for growing asparagus and beans.

Trevor if you find a bug like the alien in your backyard, RUN or you could post it to Jen

arhhhhhh no i dont want it
shoo bug shoo...... go back to mars dam it

[mabsj2]

38 days into the mission and its still going fine....

right now Phoenix is preparing to bake the ice rich samples it got. read full story

check out the Phoenix page for more...

[Jen]

[mabsj2]

Here is one of the images... for more go to the Phoenix page..

[gaa_ian (Ian)]

This mission just continues to get better.
I thought it was certainly worth a segment on my science show.
Podcast is now live on AskTheScienceGuru.com
http://www.askthescienceguru.com/?p=26

I look forward to more exciting news next week when they do their ice analysis.

[kinetic (Steve)]

Just Great!

Imagine the first campfire night at Mission Alpha Mars Base.
It would be like a scene from Blazing Saddles.
They would probably gas themselves inside their suits.
Suddenly the comms link goes dead after lots of muffled explosion
noises and laughter.

Originally Posted by Ric

Apparently initial tests show the soil is alkaline and good for growing asparagus and beans.

Steve

[mabsj2]

Woot, Ice confirmed... The mission keeps getting better....

read more on my Blog ...
here is the link .... http://mabsj2.blogspot.com/2008/08/p...s-mission.html

[mabsj2]

Perchlorate salts are suspected to be present in soils but scientists don't know if its good or bad news!!!

here is NASA's position

"Finding perchlorates is neither good nor bad for life, but it does make us reassess how we think about life on Mars," said Michael Hecht of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., lead scientist for the Microscopy, Electrochemistry and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA), the instrument that includes the wet chemistry laboratory.

read more

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-155