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#1 2013-01-19 07:31:30

RGClark
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Public recruited to identify geysers on Mars.

Active geysers have been observed in the south polar region of Mars:

Martian Geysers.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martian_geyser

A new program asks the public to help identify them:

Scientists need you to analyze unseen images of Mars.
By James Holloway
January 15, 2013
http://www.gizmag.com/planet-four-analyze-mars/25801/

http://planetfour.org/#/about

BTW, the current theory is they are formed by CO2 sublimation. I raised the possibility that subsurface liquid water is involved in their formation:

North polar geysers?
http://cosmoquest.org/forum/showthread. … ost1040432


Bob Clark


Old Space rule of acquisition (with a nod to Star Trek - the Next Generation):

      “Anything worth doing is worth doing for a billion dollars.”

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