Perchlorate... or maybe not?

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nick hoffman — 8/5/2008 1:09:08 PM (archived)

SOme interesting contradictions. Emily's Planetary Blog

There's also the Phoenix press release

Just as with Viking, the results "could" be perchlorate, or they could be something else we haven't thought of, possibly an exotic compound that occurs naturally on Mars, but almost never on Earth.

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Rumors of something new from Phoenix - alcaray - 8/4/2008 5:08:48 AM
- Perchlorate... or maybe not? - nick hoffman - 8/5/2008 1:09:08 PM
- Biology? - Jeff F - 8/4/2008 4:37:10 PM
  - No. But something interesting, I think. (n/t) - alcaray - 8/4/2008 6:09:07 PM
  - Full rebuttal at the Phoenix twitter page (n/t) - Doug Ellison - 8/4/2008 6:03:51 PM
    - re: Full rebuttal - Raoul - 8/4/2008 7:13:12 PM
      - Update------ - Jeff F - 8/6/2008 1:19:50 AM
        
        re: Update------ - Robert Clark - 8/6/2008 6:06:15 AM
        
        Criminy - BRFelix - 8/6/2008 1:54:13 AM
        
        A life explanation for Oyama's Viking results. - Robert Clark - 8/6/2008 7:04:26 AM
        
        Perchlorate IS a superoxide - Nick Hoffman - 8/6/2008 4:03:52 AM
        
        re: Not exactly - BRFelix - 8/6/2008 1:55:12 PM
        
        Variant... (n/t) - nick hoffman - 8/6/2008 2:00:52 PM
        
        Perchlorates being a rich source of oxygen might explain Mars 'ruddy' color. - Jacob - 8/6/2008 1:38:35 PM
        
        Another Update - Jeff F - 8/6/2008 4:50:43 PM
        
        IF Mars has no life today, an abundance of perchlorates may serve terraformers needs in the future. (n/t) - Jacob - 8/6/2008 4:54:41 PM
        
        Seeking answers to life development - Jeff F - 8/6/2008 11:01:07 PM
        
        re: Seeking answers to life development - marsbug - 8/7/2008 9:59:06 AM
        
        re: Seeking answers to life development - Jeff F - 8/7/2008 5:56:07 PM
        
        Life Signatures? - Jeff F - 8/8/2008 11:54:38 AM

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