JPL Video: Mars Rover Flight Director Report 5/23/07

The Spirit rover found soil deposits on Mars that were formed by processes that require the presence of water.

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[arvikaljuste]

If there is no atmosphere, how could the parachute work?

[JPLnews]

Mars does have an atmosphere. It is much less dense than Earth's atmosphere, but enough to have made parachutes crucial for all six successful landings on Mars. The next Mars rover, Mars Science Laboratory, will use a parachute that is 52-feet in diameter to help slow it down. Search Mars and Parachute for some recent articles.

[BrodyLuv2]

@JPLnews

The atmosphere must be relatively dense as the sky is blue on ESA's Mars Pics and also for "Dust Devils" to form there needs to be a fair amount of air pressure which means there has to be a pretty good atmoshere on Mars or least one much denser than what we are led to believe.

I would appreciate a response that could explain the disparitys in observational evidence and the accepted "wisdom" on Mars's atmosphere.

[Glennfalconi]

Isn't it incredible?? 1:39 Is made on ANOTHER PLANET ( And the other pictures too but hey this one looks the best) I am IMPRESSED!

[Glennfalconi]

@arvikaljuste They did not use any parachute. They used some special kind of balloons all over it.

[punkrockmonk07]

0.05 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[doowop62]

The NASA and JPL could care less what we know abut their lies. After all NASA means "never a straight answer," and JPL is defined as "just plain lies." However, posters such as there are on youtube, have revealed to the Millions, the life and animals in our atmosphere. all over Mars, some of it inhabitants meet regularly on horseback, in groups consisting of men, women, and primates. The diversity of life just on the planet Mars is mind boggling.

Dave

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[77GSlinger]

@BjornPalmen This kids just messing with ya! He probably got on his mom's computer when she was not around to see what kind of trouble he was trying to stir up.

[superemposed]

YUP

[77GSlinger]

@superemposed Then how do you explain the clouds on Mars, dust devils and icy poles if it has no atmosphere?

So you are saying that all images of Mars are fake and that no probes ever went there? No probes have been to Venus, Saturn, Jupiter etc.??? The entire space program is a sham???