Reuters just posted this article, Martian soil appears able to support life, on it's website.
Since we talked about the Flagstaff to Mars Connection on June 21, 2008, I wanted to give you this update. Writer Jill Sergeant says "flabbergasted" NASA scientists are saying the Phoenix Mars Lander has scooped up soil that appears to contain all the requirements to support life, finding nothing toxic.
Although this is very preliminary data, you can tell that these scientists are extremely surprised, encouraged and excited. Just read this quote, "When told the pH levels, one colleague 'jumped up and down as if he had the winning lottery ticket, 'mission soil analysis specialist Michael Hecht told a telephone news conference."
We are all going to be following this little visitor to Mars even more closely.
Since we talked about the Flagstaff to Mars Connection on June 21, 2008, I wanted to give you this update. Writer Jill Sergeant says "flabbergasted" NASA scientists are saying the Phoenix Mars Lander has scooped up soil that appears to contain all the requirements to support life, finding nothing toxic.
Although this is very preliminary data, you can tell that these scientists are extremely surprised, encouraged and excited. Just read this quote, "When told the pH levels, one colleague 'jumped up and down as if he had the winning lottery ticket, 'mission soil analysis specialist Michael Hecht told a telephone news conference."
We are all going to be following this little visitor to Mars even more closely.
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