Congratulations. Maybe they'll name a mons after you.
I'm a little surprised. Those moons sure look like asteroids. But if it's true, things must have looked very interesting in the centuries after that impact. It doesn't say when the impact might have taken place, but I wonder what effect it would have had on the Martian seas and atmosphere. It might have been the death blow to Mars's chances to be an Earth-like world.
Interesting. The article says that it recently started drilling again, on the side of a three-mile high mountain. It probably found something that is intriguingly, but not definitively, indicative of an ancient fossil, but could also be explained by various geological processes, and so proves nothing conclusive and adds no additional weight to existing conjecture, but which can be discussed and debated endlessly.
And, wow, Curiosity has been at work for nearly eight years now!
Interesting. The article says that it recently started drilling again, on the side of a three-mile high mountain. It probably found something that is intriguingly, but not definitively, indicative of an ancient fossil, but could also be explained by various geological processes, and so proves nothing conclusive and adds no additional weight to existing conjecture, but which can be discussed and debated endlessly.
But this is all great news-- still more evidence bolstering ancient and present life, and nothing to contraindicate it. The complex organics are a very good sign, especially close to the surface. The seasonal methane blooms are not new, so I'm not sure why that was included in the article, but I personally find that to be very strong evidence for contemporary life.
I think was was new with the methane plumes was that they are repeating in the same area. Also a positive sign. But most importantly is that life can't be excluded as a source of the carbon.
The way I understood the methane plumes was that they appeared in certain areas in the Spring, when things warmed up a bit. Maybe there's more information beyond what was summarized in the article.
Here is an interesting article about a global dust storm on Mars. The most interesting thing is the picture from Curiosity that actually shows the storm from the surface.
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