The scientists involved in this announcement are mostly geologists. Nobody should be getting their hopes up, because it's not aliens. They probably found further evidence solidifying the presence of liquid water on Mars in the past, or greater concentrations of subsurface water than they previously thought. Like every major discovery in this field, the public isn't really going to care and, if they do, it will be for maybe a week.

Quote from: Winy on September 27, 2015, 10:24:43 AM

The scientists involved in this announcement are mostly geologists. Nobody should be getting their hopes up, because it's not aliens. They probably found further evidence solidifying the presence of liquid water on Mars in the past, or greater concentrations of subsurface water than they previously thought. Like every major discovery in this field, the public isn't really going to care and, if they do, it will be for maybe a week.

Geologists you say?

Well I deffo will be. Clear evidence for water on Mars currently makes any manned mission to it slightly easier.

And if there's subsurface water (like there had been hypothesised for the last few years), it gives chance of life underground albeit bacteria or single celled organisms.

Quote from: SuperIrish on September 27, 2015, 06:03:20 PM

Quote from: Winy on September 27, 2015, 10:24:43 AM

The scientists involved in this announcement are mostly geologists. Nobody should be getting their hopes up, because it's not aliens. They probably found further evidence solidifying the presence of liquid water on Mars in the past, or greater concentrations of subsurface water than they previously thought. Like every major discovery in this field, the public isn't really going to care and, if they do, it will be for maybe a week.

Geologists you say?

Well I deffo will be. Clear evidence for water on Mars currently makes any manned mission to it slightly easier.

And if there's subsurface water (like there had been hypothesised for the last few years), it gives chance of life underground albeit bacteria or single celled organisms.

Guess the announcement came early:

http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2015/EPSC2015-838-1.pdf

It is actually quite exciting; confirmation of modern-day salt water flow on Mars. I remember reading about subsurface seasonal flowing a couple months back, but I don't remember them saying anything about the nature of the water itself. Here we have it.

Quote from: Naru on September 27, 2015, 06:06:38 PM

hopefully something promising about water

It is, read the abstract.

Quote from: Winy on September 27, 2015, 06:12:24 PM

Quote from: Naru on September 27, 2015, 06:06:38 PM

hopefully something promising about water

It is, read the abstract.

ooh, sounds good, i was hoping more on the confirmation of finding actual water, but this is good, too