Comments on: Martian volcanoes hit home plate

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:36:03 +0000

I am starting to feel like one of those little green men myself!

By: Hsien Lei

Hsien Lei — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:39:13 +0000

No worries about the earth's demise. The moon is still a convenient place to store DNA. hahaa

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:15:26 +0000

Hsien, I reckon we’re at least a decade away from Mars. Bush’s moonbase is a red herring. And, while I think we should try to get there, there are problems here on earth that we really ought to deal with sooner rather than later…

By: Hsien Lei

Hsien Lei — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:55:39 +0000

Speaking of Mars, we just went to see the IMAX Roving Mars film that opened up this month at the BFI IMAX Theatre near Waterloo. Both inspirational and eye-opening to think that we’re already on Mars in a way, but not even close in other ways. How long do you think it will take before a human can actually set foot on Mars?

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:34:14 +0000

Yeah, I think you’re right Nancy, certainly George Dubya’s Moon Base Alpha plans (or are they Beta now?) is not going to get people on Mars in the foreseeable future. And, as for terra forming…phooey.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:29:23 +0000

Personally, I feel we are a couple of steps away and a couple of million years away from being on Mars. Excellent research.

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Wed, 09 May 2007 16:32:12 +0000

Yes, I can just picture those “little green men” running into the caves when they realize they have no ozone layer :-)

By: DV82XL

DV82XL — Wed, 09 May 2007 16:09:11 +0000

Other reports say they might have found caves on Mars too. This could prove significant, as these may be providing shelter for life shielded from the radiation and desiccation of the surface.