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iftikhar
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Message 1 of 9 (118700)
06-25-2004 3:53 PM


hello there!
v have been hearing bout life on mars since long. what u peeps guess if theres life in there.which sort of creature 'd be there. monsters.. all together different things or some thing like us.
i m not sure how long it will take to discover those.
Peace
iftikhar

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Dan Carroll
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Message 2 of 9 (118704)
06-25-2004 3:59 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by iftikhar
06-25-2004 3:53 PM


This topic's a saddening bore, for I've lived it ten times or more.

"Egos drone and pose alone, Like black balloons, all banged and blown
On a backwards river the infidels shiver in the stench of belief.
And tell my mama I'm a hundred years late; I'm over the rails and out of the race
The crippled psalms of an age that won't thaw are ringing in my ears"
-Beck

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custard
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Message 3 of 9 (118837)
06-25-2004 7:53 PM
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06-25-2004 3:59 PM


This topic's a saddening bore, for I've lived it ten times or more.
Especially when we have documented proof (since the fifties and sixties I might add) of life on Mars.
This message has been edited by custard, 06-25-2004 06:54 PM

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Chiroptera
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Message 4 of 9 (118839)
06-25-2004 7:57 PM
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06-25-2004 7:53 PM


Actually, John Carter of Mars predates the fifties even -- this series dates back to the WWI era. I believe ERB wrote the first John Carter novel even before he wrote Tarzan.

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Gary
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Message 5 of 9 (119076)
06-26-2004 5:01 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by iftikhar
06-25-2004 3:53 PM


Well, a number of probes and rovers have been sent and none have found any evidence of life on Mars. There is evidence that Mars was once wetter than it is now, including hematite nodules called blueberries that form in the prescence of water, but no evidence that Mars has ever sustained life. Mars has a very thin atmosphere and is colder than Earth, so it would be difficult for any life form to get established.
It is possible that some form of life exists on Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, or on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Europa has a thick layer of ice on its surface, but underneath that ice is an ocean that holds more water than Earth does. This water is kept above freezing by pressure and tidal forces from Jupiter and other moons, which have gravity pulling on Europa. It may be possible for life to exist in this environment, but right now there is no way of knowing what is down there.
Titan might have lakes or oceans of various organic compounds, and a thick atmosphere that we can't see through. It is very cold, and doesn't have much water, so any life there would be very different from what is on Earth. It may be possible for the liquid methane there to act in some ways similar to water, but I don't know for sure. The Huygens probe may tell us more about Titan's surface later this year.
I think the best bet for life outside of Earth is on Europa. There isn't any way of really knowing just yet, but I think that life will occur anywhere it can, since it is self-replicating and can adapt to certain changes in its environment.

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iftikhar
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Message 6 of 9 (119160)
06-27-2004 2:26 AM


reply
hello there
sorry 4 comin late
Mr. Dan the topic may be saddening bore 4 u but the one who doesn't know bout it let him know.thanks alot for referring to other sources.
so early writings may not be even closer to the facts. so i gotta know the latest.
notice the word 'new' on the topic in there
see u
Peace
iftikhar

  
iftikhar
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Message 7 of 9 (119161)
06-27-2004 2:26 AM


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hello there
sorry 4 comin late
Mr. Dan the topic may be saddening bore 4 u but the one who doesn't know bout it let him know.thanks alot for referring to other sources.
so early writings may not be even closer to the facts. so i gotta know the latest.
notice the word 'new' on the topic in there
see u
Peace
iftikhar

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Dan Carroll
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Message 8 of 9 (119483)
06-28-2004 10:16 AM
Reply to: Message 7 by iftikhar
06-27-2004 2:26 AM


Re: reply
Mr. Dan the topic may be saddening bore 4 u
No, I just think it's a god-awful small affair.
(Link included so I can avoid driving this joke into the ground.)

"Egos drone and pose alone, Like black balloons, all banged and blown
On a backwards river the infidels shiver in the stench of belief.
And tell my mama I'm a hundred years late; I'm over the rails and out of the race
The crippled psalms of an age that won't thaw are ringing in my ears"
-Beck

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iftikhar
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Message 9 of 9 (119499)
06-28-2004 11:09 AM
Reply to: Message 8 by Dan Carroll
06-28-2004 10:16 AM


Re: reply
hello there
thanks dan
its alright!i just meant to say that u have enough knowledge on it thats y it may be saddening n boring. i know repetition may cause.
anyways! thanks 4 the link
i will be thankful if u will be giving few of other links like this.
see u
Peace
iftikhar

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