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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on June 20, 2010, 18:48

Title: Modelling Mars in a Texan torrent
Post by: sam on June 20, 2010, 18:48

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Huge canyon carved out in a week may aid understanding of prehistoric megafloods.

http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100620/full/news.2010.306.html

Title: Re: Modelling Mars in a Texan torrent
Post by: Clive on June 20, 2010, 21:16

Areology has been turned upside down since Percival Lowell's days.   :laugh:

Title: Re: Modelling Mars in a Texan torrent
Post by: sam on June 20, 2010, 21:54

thankfully.

Title: Re: Modelling Mars in a Texan torrent
Post by: Clive on June 20, 2010, 22:28

Oh I liked the canals idea!   ;D

Title: Re: Modelling Mars in a Texan torrent
Post by: sam on June 20, 2010, 22:32

yeah, its a nice idea isn't it. Then again, if there was that many canals it would have probably been full of brummies  :thumbs:

Title: Re: Modelling Mars in a Texan torrent
Post by: Clive on June 20, 2010, 22:36

 :arf:

Title: Re: Modelling Mars in a Texan torrent
Post by: sam on June 20, 2010, 22:42

what, you don't think that's  a good thing? We promise to only flood parts of Mars from now on.....  ;)

Title: Re: Modelling Mars in a Texan torrent
Post by: Clive on June 21, 2010, 09:05

Let's drill for oil and flood the whole planet!   :devil:

Title: Re: Modelling Mars in a Texan torrent
Post by: sam on June 21, 2010, 13:54

lets call up a certain Texan.... he's the king of failed oil projects, must be able to get it right on another planet.