Originally Posted By: samwik
Would finding life there on Mars make a big change in our plans to colonize?
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It's my guess that, while finding microscopic life on Mars would be a major historic event, it would have little or no positive impact on colonisation plans.

On the other hand...access to water, in sufficient quantities for long term use, would surely be an enormous boost to colonisation plans. You can't do much without water, and you can do a great deal with it.

Originally Posted By: Mike Kremer
Below is the latest Phoenix photo showing raw Ice underneath Phoenix!!

Is it ice, or is it rock? We'll have to wait for more data.

"Time is what prevents everything from happening at once" - John Wheeler