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Phoenix Lander landed perfectly...

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Eric - 26 May 2008 01:13 GMT
Nice...

I'm willing to bet that it will find present or past signs of life...

Kinda cool knowing your name is on the thing too.. Well, in a DVD it is
carrying, but...
Alan Erskine - 26 May 2008 02:12 GMT
> Nice...
>
> I'm willing to bet that it will find present or past signs of life...

I'll take that bet, 'cause you'd lose - Pheonix isn't looking for life and
isn't equipped to do so.  It's looking for signs of habitability; areas
where life _could_ have been.
Jeff Findley - 27 May 2008 14:08 GMT
>> Nice...
>>
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> isn't equipped to do so.  It's looking for signs of habitability; areas
> where life _could_ have been.

Don't tell that to the mass media.  They all seem to think that Pheonix is
looking for actual life.

Jeff
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Greg D. Moore (Strider) - 27 May 2008 15:21 GMT
>>> Nice...
>>>
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> Don't tell that to the mass media.  They all seem to think that Pheonix is
> looking for actual life.

BTW, what is this Pheonix lander you two keep talking about? :-)

> Jeff

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