Global Warming on Mars

Orbiter's Long Life Helps Scientists Track Changes on Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
September 20, 2005

New gullies that did not exist in mid-2002 have appeared on a Martian sand dune.

That's just one of the surprising discoveries that have resulted from the extended life of NASA's Mars Global Surveyor, which this month began its ninth year in orbit around Mars. Boulders tumbling down a Martian slope left tracks that weren't there two years ago. New impact craters formed since the 1970s suggest changes to age-estimating models. And for three Mars summers in a row, deposits of frozen carbon dioxide near Mars' south pole have shrunk from the previous year's size, suggesting a climate change in progress.

"Our prime mission ended in early 2001, but many of the most important findings have come since then, and even bigger ones might lie ahead," said Tom Thorpe, project manager for Mars Global Surveyor at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. The orbiter is healthy and may be able to continue studying Mars for five to 10 more years, he said.

Global warming on Mars? Hmmm, seems to blow away the claims of man-caused globle warming. I've got it! Bush has secretly been building power plants and homes for the rich who are secretly driving the gas-guzzling SUV's and building up CO2 levels.
RIIIIGGGHHHTTT! Got Tin Hat?

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