Ew! Scientists Think Mars Smells Like...

...rotten eggs or worse. Based on the data NASA is receiving from the two Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, scientists speculate in very un-scientific terms that Mars stinks to high heaven, reports Space.com.

Click to see amazing, odor-free photographs of Mars--up close and personal.

The odor comes from the red planet's very high concentration of sulfur. On Mars, the chemical form of sulfur appears to be in magnesium, iron, and other sulfate salts. Don't forget the Mars sky, which is rich in carbon dioxide. Mix that chemical ****tail together and the result just plain reeks to the human nose.

On the very edge of space, there are mysterious clouds that glow a brilliant blue. What ARE they?

Jim Garvin, NASA's lead scientist for Mars and lunar exploration in Washington, D.C., likens the odor to volcanic areas on Earth. He acknowledged that when he visits such places, he finds the smell to be cleansing. "I don't know. It may stink in the eye of the smelling beholder," he told SPACE.com. Or his nose. But figuring out how Mars smells and the effect it would have on any human explorers is important. Unpleasant odors can do more than fill us with disgust or generate a headache; they can also be explosive or poisonous.

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Now there is this one scientist that is saying that he believe there is life on Mars, and it's unequivocally there, because they sent it.

He lectures at the University of Florida scientist said there is a good chance that microbes from Earth have made it to Mars by hitching a lift aboard space probes.

He also said tht of all probes sent to Mars, only the two Viking craft in 1976 were adequately heat-sterilized. Procedures used for all missions since then, including NASA's twin rovers and Europe's Beagle 2, would have left some microbes on board.

Although they are probably not going to survive in 200 kelvin conditions and in sulphuric acid, But I beleive that ponds and marshes of acidic brines could exist on Mars.

what do you guys think?

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I think they should stop sending probes out to any planets and fix this one first.

Here here....way too much money going to waste on these useless ventures.

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I agree with u guys. Damn, all that money going to allow big boys to fly around in space 'for science'. Why not use some of the bloody dough and feed the starving kids of the world. They have these adverts over here that say just X amount of money can feed a child, well ...why can't the Gov. and the 'scientists' use some of that cash and help end world hunger. I bet if they used some of the money they could do just that. THEN when we have sorted ourselves out that would be the time to venture 'INTO SPACE'.

Have you noticed that the amount of reported sightings of 'UFO' have gone down dramaticaly over the years. Either:
People are having more comon sense
or
Aliens have figured that we as a race are really f***** up, and are keeping their distance

I know what I think!!!!

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