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Liquid water confirmed on Saturnian moon, Enceladus
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Feb 9, 2010, 01:38 PM
 
Signs of liquid water in Saturnian moon | International Space Fellowship

Woo! Awesome! Very probable that geothermic reactions are heating the icy moon, creating a liquid ocean under the icy crust. This makes Enceladus a prime target for searching for extraterrestrial life forms; it has liquid water. This increases the likelihood of life (as we know it, anyway) by a huge factor.

NASA has preliminary plans for deploying a submersible to the moon. They're testing it in Antarctica. It'll have to drill through possibly as much as a mile or more worth of ice before deploying the submersible. Really exciting.

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Feb 9, 2010, 01:42 PM
 
Have you verified this by looking at the raw data yourself? /dick
     
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Yes. /pompous ass
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You two should /getaroom

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Oops, I got the mission mixed up with the one headed for Europa. In any case, this is equally exciting. This gives us at least two planetoids to explore.
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Originally Posted by olePigeon View Post
Oops, I got the mission mixed up with the one headed for Europa.
Sure you did. Cover up! Where are the emails!?!?

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This entire thread is a FRAUD!!1
     
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Hey, hey, the FDA study wasn't conclusive.
     
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Thread delivers on both Cool Knowledge™ and Good Banter™. This is rare.
     
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Cue someone vehemently disagreeing with you.
     
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I disagree on the Cool Knowledge™ and Good Banter™ comment vehemently, but I don't know why.
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An ass and a nemesis... my, such a dubious honor from lord pompous ass.
I fart in your general direction.
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You guys know any good chiropractors I could go to? My back is killing me.
     
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I heard Dakar causes autism. True story.
I heard he was f-ing retarded.

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His fart made your back hurt? That's incredible.

Edit: is it Tuesday or Friday?
     
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You guys know any good chiropractors I could go to? My back is killing me.

actually.... Franchino Charles Dr in New York, New York. (ny.) #30667013

assisted me over a decade ago.
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His fart made your back hurt? That's incredible.

Edit: is it Tuesday or Friday?
The entire Washington DC area has had snow days yesterday and today (and likely tomorrow), so I'm deep into cabin fever here.

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The entire Washington DC area has had snow days yesterday and today (and likely tomorrow), so I'm deep into cabin fever here.
Sounds like a perfect time to watch The Shining.

btw you do know that today is Sunday??
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That's because you're school girl. And not the cute kind.
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Maybe you'll have time to finally watch the last two seasons of BSG.

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Maybe you'll have time to finally watch the last two seasons of BSG.
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Oh good, now there can be another brand of silly mineral water at Whole Foods.
     
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As a salesman, I do a lot of traveling. And when it comes to lunch, I grab what I can, usually on the run. And when I want mineral water, I keep it simple, and I keep it domestic.

I drink Swill. The water that's dredged from Lake Erie.

Nothing's added to Swill. It comes straight from the Lake to you. Maybe you thought only European countries had mineral water, but let me tell you: we bottle some pretty special water right here in America.

Yeah. America. Water with a character all its own. Swill's refreshing; it's low in calories; and Swill helps wash down a hearty meal like this that tends to just lay in your stomach. I like mine with a twist.

Swill. Everything you've always wanted in a mineral water. And more.

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