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Modelling Mars in a Texan torrent
« 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
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Re: Modelling Mars in a Texan torrent
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2010, 21:16 »
Areology has been turned upside down since Percival Lowell's days.   :laugh:

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Re: Modelling Mars in a Texan torrent
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2010, 21:54 »
thankfully.
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Re: Modelling Mars in a Texan torrent
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2010, 22:28 »
Oh I liked the canals idea!   ;D

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Re: Modelling Mars in a Texan torrent
« Reply #4 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:
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Re: Modelling Mars in a Texan torrent
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2010, 22:36 »
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Re: Modelling Mars in a Texan torrent
« Reply #6 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.....  ;)
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Re: Modelling Mars in a Texan torrent
« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2010, 09:05 »
Let's drill for oil and flood the whole planet!   :devil:

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Re: Modelling Mars in a Texan torrent
« Reply #8 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.
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