Water Found on Mars? Fwd: Universe Today #260, June 21, 2000

From: Dale K Stalnaker (Dale.K.Stalnaker@grc.nasa.gov)
Date: Thu Jun 22 2000 - 09:39:38 EDT

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    Hello,

    These two messages came to my office at NASA/Glenn Research Center this
    morning. I thought you people may find this interesting.

    Regards,
    Dale Stalnaker
    NASA/Glenn Research Center,
    Cleveland, OH

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    >Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 13:26:00 -0700
    >Subject: Big News: NASA Press Conference on Mars Water moved to Tomorrow
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    >Sorry to interrupt your busy day, but I thought this was important enough
    >news
    >to let you know as it breaks.
    >
    >NASA has announced they've moved the press conference up to tomorrow to
    >announce
    >the discovery of water on the surface of Mars. I guess they want to keep the
    >speculation to a minimum. So, tune in to NASA TV on Thursday at 11:00am EDT.
    >
    >I suspect one of the news networks (CNN, etc.) will show the conference
    >on TV,
    >but you can also watch it on the Internet, just go to this page for links to
    >various feeds on the web.
    >http://www.nasa.gov/ntv/ntvweb.html
    >
    >Exciting stuff! I'll be watching, and I'll let you know what I find out.
    >
    >Fraser Cain
    >Publisher
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    >Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 09:42:46 -0700
    >Subject: Universe Today #260, June 21, 2000
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    >
    >It's Mars Madness!
    >
    >In case you haven't already heard, it looks like NASA has discovered
    >liquid water
    >on the surface of Mars. If true, this is a tremendous discovery: higher
    >possibility
    >of life on Mars, access to water for future human missions, and all that
    >good stuff.
    >
    >But as you're spending the next week excited at the possibilities, and
    >deluged
    >from all sides by a frothing media, please understand that almost everything
    >you're reading, watching and hearing is rumor, hearsay and speculation.
    >
    >The story began when Keith at Nasawatch (http://www.nasawatch.com) posted
    >a quick
    >comment that he'd heard about a major news announcement coming from NASA;
    >something
    >to do with Mars. He later followed up with a little more information. And
    >that's
    >the sum total of what we know. NASA has an official press conference
    >scheduled
    >for June 29th, but until then, they're completely silent on the matter.
    >
    >So, take it all with a grain of salt (even what I tell you can't be trusted).
    >Until NASA has its official press conference, please feel free to use your
    >own
    >creativity to decide what's been discovered on the Red Planet, then get your
    >friends to quote you - that's what we're all doing.
    >
    >Fraser "Mr. Truth" Cain
    >Publisher
    >Universe Today
    >
    >P.S. If anyone has some reliable facts they'd like to pass along to me,
    >please
    >feel free.
    >
    >Now, onto my misinformation...
    >
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    >
    >-- UNIVERSE TODAY STORY SUMMARY --
    >
    >* Liquid Water Found on Mars?
    >* Russian and Kazak Agreement Signed
    >* NASA Director Accounts For Mars Mission Losses
    >
    >
    >LIQUID WATER FOUND ON MARS?
    >-------------------------
    >NASA is expected to announce next week that it has discovered evidence of
    >liquid
    >water on the surface of Mars. Using the Mars Global Surveyor, NASA scientists
    >peered into the deepest canyons on the planet - places where Mars' low air
    >pressure
    >might be high enough to support liquid water during the warmer summer. If
    >confirmed,
    >this is a discovery of enormous importance, as these regions of liquid water
    >would have the best chance of containing life. An official press
    >conference has
    >been scheduled for June 29th to announce the discovery.
    >
    >News Stories
    >http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0006/21marswater/
    >http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_799000/799552.stm
    >http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/space/06/21/mars.water/index.html
    >http://www.discovery.com/news/briefs/20000620/sp_mars.html
    >http://www.foxnews.com/science/062100/mars.sml
    >http://www.msnbc.com/news/423452.asp
    >http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/mars_water_000620.html
    >http://www.marsdaily.com/water.html
    >http://www.spaceviews.com/2000/06/20c.html

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    Dale K. Stalnaker
    NASA/Glenn Research Center
    Power & Propulsion Office
    dale.k.stalnaker@grc.nasa.gov
    PHONE: (216) 433-5399
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