http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/02/22/drill-baby-drill-on-mars Comments On: Drill, Baby, Drill on Mars by Charles Mudede en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:45:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Big Matt G]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:18:08 -0800 The Stranger Posted by ArtBasketSara]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:52:25 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Pope Peabrain]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:28:06 -0800 The Stranger Posted by ArtBasketSara]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:09:52 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:07:48 -0800 The Stranger Posted by very bad homo]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:38:16 -0800 The Stranger Posted by venomlash]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:33:57 -0800 The Stranger
No moon base. No giant space station plans. No near light-speed capable ships. No invention of gap drives...(unless you count this http://www.gap-power.com/gap-drive.html ...which I DON"T!)

Posted by ArtBasketSara]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:05:42 -0800 The Stranger
That's exactly right. The oxidation that occurs on the surface (responsible for Mars' reddish hue) destroys organic compounds. So, if you want to seek out evidence of past life, you have to get below that oxidation layer and into the deeper rock.
Posted by COMTE]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:27:22 -0800 The Stranger
My first contact with the word was working with a computer-room tech on Wall Street who had served as a military motor-pool mechanic in Vietnam. According to him, it was in general use to describe replacement parts and materials that were frequently out of stock for extended periods.

By the way, if we do discover some amazing material on Mars, it'll still be on Mars, and hence, still pretty much unobtainable. It's not like it's going to ship itself here. Although... every once in awhile, a meteor crashes to Earth that scientists are pretty sure originated on Mars. If Mars was full of unobtanium, it's possible we would have found some here on Earth by now.
Posted by Brooklyn Reader]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:25:36 -0800 The Stranger Posted by samktg]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:19:42 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Pope Peabrain]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:06:01 -0800 The Stranger Posted by anon1256]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:02:18 -0800 The Stranger