"It must be ice," said the Phoenix Lander's lead investigator, Peter Smith. "These little clumps completely disappearing over the course of a few days, that is perfect evidence that it's ice."
According to the WIRED report (see above link), the discovery of solid H20 was a primary goal of the Phoenix mission.Ecstatic mission directors now turn their attention to the secondary mission goal -- the search for Klingons hanging out near the ice hole.
(Hey guys, the best jokes never get old.)
tagged: Mars, ice, water, Phoenix, probe, Klingons, science
I couldnt give a shit less about Mars, but the title of this post is epic in its stellar word smithery. Hats off, kudos, and well done.
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