Monday, August 4, 2008

NASA: Mars Water Discovered, "Tasted" by Lander -- A First


"NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander quenched a longtime scientific thirst yesterday when it detected water in a soil sample—the first time liquid water on another planet has been touched or "tasted." "
Above: picture of Mars' polar caps taken from national geographic.

(full story and implications at http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/08/080901-mars-water.html)

At last.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

wow that means that life would be possible there :)