Water on Mars
NASA called a press conference for 2:00pm EST today and
they announced that parts of Mars that the rovers have explored were:
bq. The outcrop right next to where Opportunity landed holds evidence that the rocks have spent time drenched in liquid water.
bq. "Liquid water once flowed through these rocks. It changed their texture, and it changed their chemistry," said Dr. Steve Squyres of Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., principal investigator for the science instruments on Opportunity and its twin, Spirit. "We've been able to read the tell-tale clues the water left behind, giving us confidence in that conclusion."
Very cool stuff...
Posted by DaveH at March 2, 2004 11:45 AM