Mars polar water is pure: study

January 20, 2009
Mars

A large ice cap found at Mars' northern pole is "of a very high degree of purity," according to an international study reported on Tuesday by French researchers.



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LuckyBrandon
Jan 20, 2009

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sweet
next up, Martian Creek Bottled Water :)
Sirussinder
Jan 20, 2009

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No more water shortage...of course if we desperately need this water in the future then we will just have to go get it.

And so the wild mars north pole water rush would be on...or the corrupt corporate control of mars water would be on...or the country or countries first on mars stakes a claim and starts a mars water war...maybe a mix of the these...take your pick....

;) But I assume neither of these since by that time we will have long figured out efficient ways to take fresh water from the ocean and the need to drink mars water would just be a marketing/business venture.
morpheus2012
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Bob_Kob
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Can anyone say Total Recall? lol
Mercury_01
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Morpheus, I will not discount these possibilities, knowing what I know, and being a devout c2c fan, but you would be much better received if you would learn to spell and stop being such an asshole. You seriously sound like you are constantly typing drunk and alone. Even if you are right on all counts, you don't really want to be that guy, do you? lighten up brethren.
Going
Jan 21, 2009

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This water is ice so it will take energy first to mine it, then to turn it into usable liquid water. Then even more energy if you want to split the oxygen and hydrogen into rocket fuel. So it doesn't come cost free.
morpheus2012
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Morpheus, I will not discount these possibilities, knowing what I know, and being a devout c2c fan, but you would be much better received if you would learn to spell and stop being such an asshole. You seriously sound like you are constantly typing drunk and alone. Even if you are right on all counts, you don't really want to be that guy, do you? lighten up brethren.


yeah u might be right :) exaclty becouse im right on all counts i tell the dumb sheep the truth
before they peacfully get exterminated by the elite

respect man nice to see im not the only one who knows
the truth:)

i will consider ur sugestions
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