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Is MARTIAN Soil.... SOIL?

carl — 7/25/2008 5:10:55 PM (archived)

Or is it just ground up rocks? I mean here on Earth, decay of living matter mixes with pulverized rocks to create a rich medium to grow and nurture plants and bacteria, yet on MARS has anybody considered where the soil came from?

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Ancient Mars was wet and diverse.... - Marcia - 7/19/2008 3:07:07 AM
- Wet yes, but wet with what? - BRFelix - 7/23/2008 1:27:23 PM
  - re: Wet yes, but wet with what? - Marcia - 7/24/2008 2:37:46 AM
    - re: Wet yes, but wet with what? - Marcia - 7/24/2008 3:25:56 AM
      - Unfortunately - BRFelix - 7/25/2008 3:13:24 AM
        
        re: Unfortunately. - BR, most, MOST of the time 'clay-like' has to do with running water with minerals. (n/t) - Marcia - 7/26/2008 1:46:12 AM
        
        Ummm... - nick hoffman - 7/26/2008 4:32:04 PM
        
        re: Ummm...- Phyllosilicates are different... they/clay like minerals are dissolved from water. - Marcia - 7/27/2008 3:35:17 AM
        
        phyllosilicates - nick hoffman - 7/27/2008 5:20:22 AM
        
        re: phyllosilicates - Marcia - 7/27/2008 5:49:44 AM
        
        re: phyllosilicates - BTW, if it makes you feel better... - Marcia - 7/27/2008 5:53:51 AM
        
        re: Ummm...- Phyllosilicates are different... (Addendum) they/clay like minerals created from running water. (n/t) - Marcia - 7/27/2008 3:41:01 AM
        
        Volatiles - BRFelix - 7/26/2008 5:59:48 PM
        
        re: Unfortunately. - BR, - although a bit different in lakes and ponding. - Marcia - 7/26/2008 1:48:40 AM
        
        re: Ahh.. - Marcia - 7/26/2008 1:53:13 AM
        
        Mars, Marcia, Mars - BRFelix - 7/26/2008 3:06:06 AM
        
        re: Mars, Marcia, Mars - Dear BR: - Marcia - 7/27/2008 3:39:41 AM
        
        What could have been, is now, might be in the future - BRFelix - 7/27/2008 3:11:43 PM
- all still too early - Doug Ellison - 7/19/2008 4:14:00 PM
  - Is MARTIAN Soil.... SOIL? - carl - 7/25/2008 5:10:55 PM
    - Regolith (n/t) - nick hoffman - 7/26/2008 5:06:47 AM
- Rivers flowed WHEN it rained * - nick hoffman - 7/19/2008 4:43:00 AM
  - re: Rivers flowed WHEN it rained * - Snow does not leave rivers and deltas. (n/t) - Marcia - 7/20/2008 1:29:29 AM
    - except when it melts (n/t) - pwokenyaw - 7/21/2008 3:33:48 AM
      - re: except when it melts. - Lakes, maybe, rivers and deltas, NO. (n/t) - Marcia - 7/21/2008 8:13:43 PM
        
        Onyx River - pwokenyaw - 7/21/2008 10:40:40 PM
        
        This is where Mars studies fail - nick hoffman - 7/22/2008 8:31:30 AM
- re: Ancient Mars was wet and diverse.... to Marsbug below: - Marcia - 7/19/2008 3:09:39 AM
  - re: Ancient Mars was wet and diverse.... to Nick... - Marcia - 7/19/2008 3:33:50 AM

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