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re: Marsbugs

Still not impressed, Greg. The "martian spiders" are simply the result of the seasonal depostion and sublimation of frozen carbon dioxide near the southern pole. As diverse as these fetures are, there are probably several things going on. In some cases the features are simply the result of albedo differences exposing the relief of surface features as CO2 frost sublimates. In other cases, we are witnessing fracturing at surface caused by the interplay between frozen water ice and vaporizing CO2.

The "spiders" are not the result of liquid flows. I don't know of any serious examination of these features that has suggested that.

Nor have you actually demonstrated that the features exhibit "fibonacci patterns." You've stated that they appear to, but you've offered no systematic examination of their morphology to show that they are. In fact, a quick visual examination of these features easily contradicts your claim. But apart from that, there is nothing that would prevent fibionacci patterns or other geometric patterms from being the result of non-biological processes...just examine a simple snowflake under a microscope and you'll get the picture. But the arguement is moot anyway since these spiders do not exhibit fibonacci patterns.

Of course, your most serious mistake is your assertion that surface temperatures in the vicinity of southern pole where these features are found exceed freezing. This simply isn't the case.

As for being "published" in "Marsbugs," congratulations, although I don't think this "publication" is widely read, nor regarded as a source of original research. Its a newsletter that copies materials from other sources.

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