Mars Radar Ready

[DaDragon]

Mars express is ready to find subsurface water after it has successfully deployed its radar booms,i think were in for a few suprises over the coming weeks and months.!!.I think there are huge quantitys of water under the ground and if i'm proved right you can bet the manned missions to mars will be brought forward.Kick ass !!!!
Regards DaDragon.

 

[spiney]

Brought forward??! Exactly when were they scheduled?

 

[DaDragon]

Spiney,

A quick list of launches for you,

1 Mars reconnaissance orbiter 2005
2 Phoenix lander at north pole 2007
3 Mars science laboratory 2009,Mars telecomunications orbiter 2009
4 ExoMars(Europe)2011,Mars sample return orbiter 201
5 A manned mission was planned for 2025-30

Regards DaDragon.

 

[spiney]

What's the point in sending people, when robot landers are many orders of magnitude cheaper (we've used them to explore the entire solar system, very successfully!).

Probably there is water trapped underground on Mars. And on the moon, come to that. But so what?

 

[DaDragon]

spiney,
Not been on line for a bit the pc went down, but as to your question "But so what?".Wher's your sense of adventure?!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Regards DaDragon.

 

[Analoguesat]

you know what they say

"A Mars a day heps you work rest and play"






ISTR Murray Walker invented that slogan when he worked in the advertising industry!

 

[Channel Hopper]

What's the point in sending people, when robot landers are many orders of magnitude cheaper (we've used them to explore the entire solar system, very successfully!).

Probably there is water trapped underground on Mars. And on the moon, come to that. But so what?

Theres also water in abundance on comets. Mars may just be that little more difficult to mine (cant just throw a fridge at it ! )

 

[spiney]

I just think sending people to mars is crazy. Robot probes are enough, surely?

After all, Mars isn't exactly "just next door" like the moon was.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Data from the Mars Express has more or less confirmed the existence of large underground reservoirs of water (scientists assume it's water)

Mars Express orbiter reveals first evidence of ancient underground WATER system on the red planet | Daily Mail Online