Alien Tentacles on Mars!

February 28, 2005

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/galle...0P2268R2M1.JPG

Bottom right, these things get much larger.

I've seen several of them so far, almost identical.

Thomas Lee Elifritz
http://elifritz.members.atlantic.net

"Thomas Lee Elifritz" wrote in message
...
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/galle...0P2268R2M1.JPG
Bottom right, these things get much larger.
I've seen several of them so far, almost identical.

So, Thomas, what do you think would cause these structures?
Could they be accounted for by natural geologic processes?
For instance, collapsing gas pockets.
What would a spectrometer tell us about the composition of
these rocks?

regards,
Dar7yl

March 1, 2005

Biology is a natural geologic process, idiot.

Iron, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur, metals ...

Thomas Lee Elifritz
http://elifritz.members.atlantic.net

wrote:
: March 1, 2005

: Biology is a natural geologic process, idiot.

: Iron, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur, metals ...

Based upon that logic, petroleum is a renewable resource.

Eric

: Thomas Lee Elifritz
: http://elifritz.members.atlantic.net

Rand Simberg wrote:

On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 18:45:46 +0000 (UTC), in a place far, far away,
(Eric Chomko) made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:


wrote:
: March 1, 2005

: Biology is a natural geologic process, idiot.

: Iron, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur, metals ...

Based upon that logic, petroleum is a renewable resource.


Petroleum *is* a renewable resource, given sufficiently low energy
costs.

And sufficient time, if you wish to use the time-honored traditional
brewing methods... :-)

On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 18:45:46 +0000 (UTC), in a place far, far away,
(Eric Chomko) made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

wrote:
: March 1, 2005

: Biology is a natural geologic process, idiot.

: Iron, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur, metals ...

Based upon that logic, petroleum is a renewable resource.

Petroleum *is* a renewable resource, given sufficiently low energy
costs.

On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 15:37:02 -0600, in a place far, far away, "J. F.
Cornwall" made the phosphor on my monitor glow in
such a way as to indicate that:

Petroleum *is* a renewable resource, given sufficiently low energy
costs.

And sufficient time, if you wish to use the time-honored traditional
brewing methods... :-)

There are short cuts, given cheap energy...

Rand Simberg wrote:

On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 15:37:02 -0600, in a place far, far away, "J. F.
Cornwall" made the phosphor on my monitor glow in
such a way as to indicate that:


Petroleum *is* a renewable resource, given sufficiently low energy
costs.

And sufficient time, if you wish to use the time-honored traditional
brewing methods... :-)


There are short cuts, given cheap energy...

Hence the qualifier about traditional methods...

J. F. Cornwall ) wrote:
: Rand Simberg wrote:

: On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 18:45:46 +0000 (UTC), in a place far, far away,
: (Eric Chomko) made the phosphor on my
: monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:
:
:
: wrote:
: : March 1, 2005
:
: : Biology is a natural geologic process, idiot.
:
: : Iron, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur, metals ...
:
: Based upon that logic, petroleum is a renewable resource.
:
:
: Petroleum *is* a renewable resource, given sufficiently low energy
: costs.

: And sufficient time, if you wish to use the time-honored traditional
: brewing methods... :-)


Stars are renewable resources in that context. Heck novae and supernovae
are simply new-star building blocks.

Eric

Eric Chomko wrote:
J. F. Cornwall ) wrote:
: Rand Simberg wrote:

: On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 18:45:46 +0000 (UTC), in a place far, far away,
: (Eric Chomko) made the phosphor on my
: monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:
:
:
: wrote:
: : March 1, 2005
:
: : Biology is a natural geologic process, idiot.
:
: : Iron, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur, metals ...
:
: Based upon that logic, petroleum is a renewable resource.
:
:
: Petroleum *is* a renewable resource, given sufficiently low energy
: costs.

: And sufficient time, if you wish to use the time-honored traditional
: brewing methods... :-)


Stars are renewable resources in that context. Heck novae and supernovae
are simply new-star building blocks.

Eric

True, but I was thinking of a timescale somewhat shorter than that
requires. :-) Just millions of yrs, not billions...

Jim C