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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Topic started by: rangerrebew on April 12, 2017, 09:43:18 pm

Title: Mars’ Ionosphere: Cold, Lifeless, and Filled With Heavy Metals
Post by: rangerrebew on April 12, 2017, 09:43:18 pm
   Date of Publication: 04.11.17.
 
 

Mars’ Ionosphere: Cold, Lifeless, and Filled With Heavy Metals

An artist's render of the MAVEN mission, upon arrival at Mars.NASA

Mars is Earth’s inhospitable cousin. And like anybody with a wayward family member, Earthlings can’t help trying to figure out what went wrong. So people throw a lot of money at the red planet, usually in the form of spacecraft. NASA’s Maven mission explores Mars’ upper atmosphere, puzzling over how a planet that was once wet and potentially habitable ended up a dry, cold desert world.

https://www.wired.com/2017/04/mars-ionosphere-cold-lifeless-filled-heavy-metals/
Title: Re: Mars’ Ionosphere: Cold, Lifeless, and Filled With Heavy Metals
Post by: EC on April 12, 2017, 09:48:53 pm
So, it's Finland?
Title: Re: Mars’ Ionosphere: Cold, Lifeless, and Filled With Heavy Metals
Post by: Smokin Joe on April 12, 2017, 11:03:15 pm
Quote from: EC on April 12, 2017, 09:48:53 pm
So, it's Finland?
Nope, the water system in Flint.
Title: Re: Mars’ Ionosphere: Cold, Lifeless, and Filled With Heavy Metals
Post by: Suppressed on April 12, 2017, 11:41:10 pm
Quote from: EC on April 12, 2017, 09:48:53 pm
So, it's Finland?

 :hands:

Bravo, @EC!
Title: Re: Mars’ Ionosphere: Cold, Lifeless, and Filled With Heavy Metals
Post by: Cripplecreek on April 12, 2017, 11:43:46 pm
Quote from: EC on April 12, 2017, 09:48:53 pm
So, it's Finland?

Finland definitely does heavy metal but at the far end of the scale. I think I'll stick with Anglo Metal.
Title: Re: Mars’ Ionosphere: Cold, Lifeless, and Filled With Heavy Metals
Post by: andy58-in-nh on April 12, 2017, 11:55:41 pm
Quote from: EC on April 12, 2017, 09:48:53 pm
So, it's Finland?
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MgSVqY7VSyA/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAABQ/KJkEmY1jk1A/photo.jpg)
Bravo!