Anthony Cerrato wrote:
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Hi Martin; it all is certainly interesting stuff, but I sure
would like to see the confirmatory test data
(spectroscopic?) for water/ice other than "looking at it."
No question though that it should be investigated ASAP--and
for gods sake, this time, please put a scoop with a
microscope thingy on the darn probe arm so we can see them
Martian bugs up close! :)                ...tonyC

What is needed 'up-close' is for the UK Beagle2 instrumentation to fly again, on a NASA mobile rover, and with a heater attachment on "The Mole" to let it burrow through ice...

Alternatively, what chance with ESA?...

Keep searchin',

Regards,
Martin