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Re:Previous Evidence of Water on Mars Now Identified as Grai... by lawlessone on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @10:52AM (#15748674)
Problem is if they actually suspect it's water they aren't allowed to bring their rovers or probes anywhere near as they don't want to risk contaminating it with Earth microorganisms.
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Re:Previous Evidence of Water on Mars Now Identified as Grai... by zachrose on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @11:38AM (#15749108)
And yet Elon Musk is going to build a colony?
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Re:Previous Evidence of Water on Mars Now Identified as Grai... by lawlessone on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @11:55AM (#15749277)
I don't believe he is bound by this, or maybe wouldn't care if he was. https://planetaryprotection.nasa.gov/about

https://planetaryprotection.nasa.gov/intpolicy/

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Re:Previous Evidence of Water on Mars Now Identified as Grai... by rnprince on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @11:56AM (#15749291)
Yeah, I've been intrigued by this cognitive dissonance for a while. Are we going to visit, or would contaminating the planet be a disaster for science and our understanding of the nature of life?
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Re:Previous Evidence of Water on Mars Now Identified as Grai... by notfromhere on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @11:56AM (#15749281)
god bless anyone dumb enough to believe him
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