The anti-evolution groups are about to endure a rude awakening. Clear evidence of liquid water has been found on Mars.
Striking images taken by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft suggest the presence of liquid water on the Martian surface, a tantalizing find for scientists wondering if the Red Planet might harbor life.
And Bush's little moon trip might get affected by this as well considering that Mars HAS WATER.
Kenneth Edgett of Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego, a scientist involved in the research, said there had been a quest for "smoking gun" evidence for liquid water currently on Mars.
"Basically, this is the 'squirting gun' for water on Mars," Edgett told reporters.
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"It could be acidic water, it could be briny water, it could be water carrying all kinds of sediment, it could be slushy, but H2O is involved," Edgett said.
Edgett said each apparent flow was caused by an amount equal to "five to 10 swimming pools of water."
Michael Meyer, lead scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program, said the observations provided the strongest evidence to date that water still flowed occasionally on the surface of Mars. "The big questions are: how does this happen, and does it point to a habitat for life?" Meyer said.
I know I know, we all made fun of Bush when he wanted to distract everyone with his Mars idea but at this point, after Stephen Hawking said what he said about paraphrasing "we're doomed if we don't colonize outside of planet earth," I think the moon trip should be changed back to a Mars colony, or both missions should happen simultaneously.
[update: here's a good link, thanks to celdd]