Hello all, new to the board so bare with me if this is old news. Recently I became aware of some photos taken by the Mars Global Surveyor, that showed Vegetation on Mars. Now being the Bad Astronomy follower that I am, I remain very skeptical that this is actually vegetation. It seems to me that this is some sort of geological formation. But I was wondering if someone has another explanation. Anyway here is a link to the site that I found it on.

http://mmmgroup.altervista.org/e-trees.html

Not vegetation. Carbon dioxide eruptions, and the leftover patterned debris thereof.

NASA Press Release NASA Findings Suggest Jets Bursting From Martian Ice Cap

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How does that explain the M08-04688 photo?

http://mmmgroup.altervista.org/m0804668.html

http://ida.wr.usgs.gov/display/MGSC_...804688.imq.jpg

I sure will be glad when we eventually put people on Mars so they can report back..."Nope, no plants, no "face", no pyramids...just a lot of sand."

I know it won't convince the "true believers"...then again, no amount of evidence ever will.

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But then, what is the explanation? The simplest explanation is that some vegetable life forms (perhaps dating back to times when water was abundant on Mars) continue to grow on the planet, probably sinking their roots in a partially frozen water layer and able to bear strong changes in temperature.

Hmmm, some new definition of the "simplest" explanation??

(More like, "the explanation he most wants to be true".)

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I have to admit, I find this one very interesting
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/galle...VP2557L4M1.JPG
Granted, there is a whole mindset devoted to things that "look like" other things but... it looks wet.

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Holy Moley , it does look 'wet' , I had yet to see that picture , great!

Looks like you can see things partially submersed in that "puddle" at the bottom of the image.

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I just don't see it. It looks like wind-blown dust to me.

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It does look like a puddle at the bottom of the photo, there even appear to be reflections in the puddle. However, given the very low air pressure, I have to think it's something else. Maybe even an issue with the photograph itself.

Exactly. In fact, without further data it could be either or neither. That's the problem with those that make wild claims based only on images, without taking into account other data that may corroborate or counter such ideas. What is the temperature? What is the scale? How do these features appear on successive passes? Was the image achieved with visible light, infra red, ultraviolet or radar? Pictures are great to have, since they inspire us to achieve greater things - but they are not the whole story.

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read it here http://space.newscientist.com/articl...s-surface.html

edit - Oops, just found a prior post here http://www.bautforum.com/showthread....54#post1004454

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A new low for New Scientist.

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NASA MRO Press Release: Mars Orbiter Examines 'Lace' and 'Lizard Skin' Terrain

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01101001;1004906 Does this mean they won't be posting pictures of the crop circles cut in the Mars vegetation?? ....pete

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if you look closely at the striations on the large rock features they look remarkabley like graubens these are deep groves gouged out of rock by receeding glacial ice the fine structured debris in the channels also ressembles rock flour with drop stones mixed into it from turbidity currents you can see similar sorts of structures in norway and also in places in the scottish highlands

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Link? Which large rock features? Which article are you responding to?

Grabens?

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