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re: Barry D. is shooting the bull again

Please, provide us with a sample of this press release where NASA writes their looking for life. I have seen where NASA writes they are looking for water (which is necessary for life to exist).

The two Rovers have been described as robotic geologist. And as any amateur or professional geologist can tell you...we do detect life past and present in soil and rock samples all the time here on Earth. So if someone wanted to claim that the Rovers might detect life they are not lying. All you are doing by claiming otherwise is showing your tendency to be clueless.

From an Space.com article:

***Panaramic Camera (Pancam) - The most advanced color imaging system ever sent to another planet, Pancam will use twin cameras mounted on a mast to survey the Martian terrain. The high-resolution system can rotate in a complete circle and can swing up to 180 degrees up or down. A collection of about 14 filters will allow observations across the light spectrum.

Microsopic Imager (MI) - Located at the end of the rover arm, MI is a one part microscope and one part CCD camera. It should provide close-up, black and white images of rock surfaces and interiors exposed by the rock abrasion tool.***

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