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We could also genetically engineer mermaids and send them there. 
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Well...there are people who want to prevent the Moon form being ruined by development. No kidding. The UN is hearing their pitch...Originally posted by KrazyHorse
There's something there to **** up? It's a bunch of dead rock...Comment
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It would all evaporate into space before too long anyway.Originally posted by Sandman
In fact, it might be too much ice for terraforming purposes...do we want a 90% oceanic Mars?One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.Comment
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You're missing the most important point. If its true for anywhere in our solar system, the presence of water on mars is a strong indicator of the potential for life. Now, we may have to really worry about martian microorganisms making their way back to earth at some point in the future.We need seperate human-only games for MP/PBEM that dont include the over-simplifications required to have a good AI
If any man be thirsty, let him come unto me and drink. Vampire 7:37
Just one old soldiers opinion. E Tenebris Lux. Pax quaeritur bello.Comment
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Yeah Eli, but first we would need mermaids for that
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The article said 500 meters deep over the surface. That sounds like less than the amount of water in US oceans.Originally posted by Sandman
In fact, it might be too much ice for terraforming purposes...do we want a 90% oceanic Mars?
Assuming Mars is not all flat, there ought to be a fair amount of continent space.Comment
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Why assume they would be a problem. As pathogens go, they are unlikely to be any worse than what is already on Earth.Originally posted by SpencerH
You're missing the most important point. If its true for anywhere in our solar system, the presence of water on mars is a strong indicator of the potential for life. Now, we may have to really worry about martian microorganisms making their way back to earth at some point in the future.One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.Comment
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"As pathogens go, they are unlikely to be any worse than what is already on Earth."
Fighting fire with fire.
I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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I claim this planet in the name of England!
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Theoretically thats true. But the effects of microorganisms entering a new niche can be potentially catastrophic i.e. HIV and the viral hemorrhagic fevers. Bugs there could be a huge biomedical boon, but not without significant risks.Originally posted by Sagacious Dolphin
Why assume they would be a problem. As pathogens go, they are unlikely to be any worse than what is already on Earth.We need seperate human-only games for MP/PBEM that dont include the over-simplifications required to have a good AI
If any man be thirsty, let him come unto me and drink. Vampire 7:37
Just one old soldiers opinion. E Tenebris Lux. Pax quaeritur bello.Comment
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I'm thinking of an dinosaur planet (although we actually need dinosaurs for that)Comment
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AFAIK - For any primordial extra-terrestrial micro-organism to have the ability to cause illness in Earth organisms by chance is small. They have not evolved to "prey" on Earth life-forms - there is no compatability.One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.Comment
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Just colonize it already!!! :doitnow:
We are SOOO behind schedule. Just look at Space Oddysey...
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You forgot that Mars isn't very flat. Enough water to cover the surface in a uniform 500 metres wouldn't cover 90% of Mars by the time it had all flowed downhill; more like 15%.Originally posted by Sandman
In fact, it might be too much ice for terraforming purposes...do we want a 90% oceanic Mars?12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
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US oceans?Originally posted by GP
The article said 500 meters deep over the surface. That sounds like less than the amount of water in US oceans
12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
Ultima Ratio RegumComment
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