I've studied enough to know that gravity sucks. Lets here some responsible talk on how those rocks managed to simply leave the Marsian gravitational pull. And lets get everyone of those scientists to put up a monitary stake in their statements, say $100.00 for ten years. If their statements are upheld, they get it back with interest. If not, they suffer the loss.

Hello from Dave. I want to be the intelligent life on Mars. Actually, I'd settle for a small penthouse suite on Deimos. I think the dust would do my skin some good. It's so hard to keep a green complexion healthy. I'm sure you know how it is sometimes; what with the atmospheric uncertainties we are currently experiencing, and the added stress of firewalking on Mons Olympus recently, I feel a strong need for a radical relocation. So, I got to thinking that Deimos is a pretty nice chunk of rock, although I have to say I'll have to pack in a hell of a lot of Evian. Being an interplanetary yuppie has its trials and tribulations, you know. I hope if I do end up settling there, NASA won't use my actions as an excuse to wait another twenty-one years to visit. I hope I don't sound as crazy as I feel right now. It ain't easy being green (the cosmetics bill!!!).

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#49....The Earthmen Charge (Mars Attacks cards)....Congrats! Hopefully, you will not encounter the problems, i.e. the launcher in orbit above Mars stopped working.

Ever since I was a girl space was in my dreams. I remember sitting in the gym in elementary school watching the Mercury mission. I read and still read science fiction exclusively. Then it was Podykayne of Mars with her Martian friend Willis, and thoughts that I would some day look back toward earth from the Red Planet.

I've long dreamed about life on Mars. I guess it's the result of reading 'War of the Worlds' and 'The Martian Chronicles'. Maybe we could terraform Mars and live there someday. The thought of such things does stir the imagination, but there are other things to consider here.

I think that what we are seeing and learning about Mars should heighten our awarness of our own planet. If Mars was indeed possibly like Earth, then we need to seriously try and find out what happened there to its atmosphere and water. Could similar processes be at work here on Earth?

The polis of any intelligent race is its known universe, so space is humanity's polis too. I mean that not in the caricatured-imperialistic sense, but in order to be true to our human nature, we have to explore once we have the resources to do so. Mindful that risks are inherent in all ventures, we'll be successful in sending human missions to Mars. I hope it's within my lifetime, but I'm proud to believe it will happen even if I don't see it.

Take a look at NASA/JPL's pictures from Sol 72 (and numerous other dates since Sol 54 or so!). WHAT are those two very smooth rock slabs that appear behind the rock they are calling "Shark". No mention is made of these fascinating surfaces in the photo captions. They can also be seen in the so-called monster panorama behind Shark and next to "Darth Vader".