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A comment on Fungi on Mars? Evidence of Growth and Behavior from Sequential Images [pdf].

Re:Fungi on Mars? Evidence of Growth and Behavior from Seque... by mseepgood on Thursday May 06, 2021 @01:19PM (#27066394)
Why didn't Opportunity prod the puffballs with its arm to see if they are squishy?
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Re:Fungi on Mars? Evidence of Growth and Behavior from Seque... by mklingen on Thursday May 06, 2021 @03:06PM (#27067768)
It did! It found them to be hard, and empty.NASA studies strongly suggest they are just hematite accretions. https://www.intechopen.com/books/mineralogy-significance-and...
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Re:Fungi on Mars? Evidence of Growth and Behavior from Seque... by raldi on Thursday May 06, 2021 @01:59PM (#27066943)
These photos are from like sol 965; it’s currently well into the 3,000s. The rover would have to backtrack significantly.
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Re:Fungi on Mars? Evidence of Growth and Behavior from Seque... by mseepgood on Thursday May 06, 2021 @02:08PM (#27067082)
Sounds like a missed opportunity.
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Re:Fungi on Mars? Evidence of Growth and Behavior from Seque... by slim on Thursday May 06, 2021 @02:14PM (#27067150)
They are a few millimeters wide. Opportunitys arm is probably physically unable to grab them
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Re:Fungi on Mars? Evidence of Growth and Behavior from Seque... by YeGoblynQueenne on Thursday May 06, 2021 @01:25PM (#27066457)
Because it felt squeamish.
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