From: "Robert Comer" 

> I understand that there are worries about inadvertent contamination.
Don't
> know why though:  the Mars rover would have generated contamination during
> its descent.

I understand their reasoning, but I don't quite agree with it.  If we want
to keep it pristine, we shouldn't even go there, but I'm pretty sure its
going to be a necessary step in our survival strategy to colonize mars, so
we're going to contaminate it eventually anyway.

- Bob Comer


"John Beamish"  wrote in message
news:3fd7318a{at}w3.nls.net...
> I understand that there are worries about inadvertent contamination.
Don't
> know why though:  the Mars rover would have generated contamination during
> its descent.
>
>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:3fd69d03$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Agreed.  BTW ... I hope it's more than an "attempted
diversion"!
> >
> > I don't think it'd hurt mars much if it didn't work...
> >
> > - Bob Comer
> >
> >
> > "John Beamish"  wrote in message
> > news:3fd69bfd{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Agreed.  BTW ... I hope it's more than an "attempted
diversion"!
> > >
> > > "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
> > > news:3fd69763$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > > There was a mention of this on the news last
night.  According to
> the
> > > > piece
> > > > > (tv news, fwiw) there are two fuel systems and
it's the second one
> > they
> > > > are
> > > > > using to steer the craft away from Mars.
> > > >
> > > > I don't think it had enough fuel to achieve orbit
safely, hence the
> > > > attempted diversion.
> > > >
> > > > - Bob Comer  problems
> > > > almost from day 1.>
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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