Olive oil on Mars ??

Following is a cut & paste re the Spirit rover on Mars from our local
paper:

"Scientists were surprised to find olive oil, which is usually
associated with volcanic eruptions, said Squyres. Mission members now
believe the soil could be a layer of finely ground lava, he said."

Geeze! maybe the Italians beat us to Mars.

(Bob Carlson) wrote in sci.astro:

"Scientists were surprised to find olive oil,

It means that there's not only life on Mars, but spinach as well. If you
detect olive oil, Popeye is never far away.

--
CeeBee


"I am not a crook"

"Bob Carlson" wrote in message
m...
Following is a cut & paste re the Spirit rover on Mars from our local
paper:

"Scientists were surprised to find olive oil, which is usually
associated with volcanic eruptions, said Squyres. Mission members now
believe the soil could be a layer of finely ground lava, he said."

Next discovery: The Martians ate everything fried and died out because of
heart attacks.

Clear Skies

Chuck Taylor
Do you observe the moon?
Try the Lunar Observing Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/

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The Mars Diet

(move over, Atkins and South Beach)