Coal layer in Mars strata found by robots

On 26 Jan 2004 08:12:49 GMT, carved in granite...

I wouldn't call alaska north slope or Siberia "temperate" but as for
near the equator, it's interesting that since coal etc. are supposed to
be residue plant materials, one would predict that most of these deposits
would be found near the equator. Instead we find huge deposits way
north where plants are (now) sparce. Yet one more hole in "theory
of uniformity". Forget mars, we can't explain coal here!
Gees, we can't even explain women! How can we expect to explain coal?

Well, maybe. Don't forget that this isn't some mining exploration.
You don't really need to stumble across some huge vein with commerical
value. A few tiny grains scattered on the ground can give a lot
of information!
What if we did find coal? Would we mine it or drill it or leave it alone?

But for a real kicker, just imagine if large quantities of GOLD
were found on mars! Wouldn't that be a hoot? You'd be amazed at
just how fast the cash would be found to implement Bush's mars
plans!
If we find gold up there, I'll be in line for the next trip and I'll have my
trusty gold pan. And a few thousand cases of beer and Jack Daniels to sell to
the miners....

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In sci.astro Coalbunny wrote:
What if we did find coal? Would we mine it or drill it or leave it
alone?

I suspect the interest in coal isn't so much in coal itself, but in
the observation that the production of coal implies life at one time
yes?

rick jones
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In sci.astro Archimedes Plutonium wrote:

By the way, I wonder why most of the world's coal and petroleum are
found in temperate zones and not near the equator or is that just a
false perception on my part?

I wouldn't call alaska north slope or Siberia "temperate" but as for
near the equator, it's interesting that since coal etc. are supposed to
be residue plant materials, one would predict that most of these deposits
would be found near the equator. Instead we find huge deposits way
north where plants are (now) sparce. Yet one more hole in "theory
of uniformity". Forget mars, we can't explain coal here!

TRANSLATION: We can't explain plate tectonics to Plonkonium...