Even with "some permanence" you're not going to be able to drill more than a few dozens of feet into the surface, at least during your kids life time. Has anyone given any thought to the incredible pollution to the Martian atmosphere that these landings are causing, or to the unimaginable pollution even one human landing and return to Earth would cause. No future surface exploration would be left untainted. It was different on the moon, because there was no atmosphere to spread the rocket propellant exhaust around. Just my .02 Barney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent Watson" <brentjwatson@yahoo.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 7:07 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Mars Water | It still seems to me that there was not much "new" | information given today. Underground aquifers even at | the poles are easily understood, and these are | extremely likely today. And here I was all ready for | something "Mars" shattering! | | I bet you could dig a well on Mars and get water. You | may have to go a bit deeper than most on the earth, | but some in So. Utah are 350-1000 feet deep. | | Bottom line is - we need to go there with some | permanance and get some real answers. | | Brent | | | __________________________________ | Do you Yahoo!? | Yahoo! Search - Find what you're looking for faster | http://search.yahoo.com | | _______________________________________________ | Utah-Astronomy mailing list | Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com | http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy | Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com |