I read an article the other day about a hole that had been discovered on Mars. It was about the size of a football field and appeared to be the opening to a much larger cavern. The HiRise took pictures of it. Is this true or is it a hoax.
2007-09-05 01:03:31 · 7 answers · asked by justask23 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Ok...this didn't come off as a hoax at first. But such a discovery like this had me wondering why there wasn't very much chatter in the science community about this. I appreciate everyone's responce in helping resolve the confusion. Thanks!
2007-09-08 12:00:09 · update #1
xc It's real, no hoax. Besides, I don't see any reason for a hoax like that .
2007-09-05 04:15:05 · answer #1 · answered by jhstha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it's true. There are actually several such holes, similar to ones known near volcanoes on Earth, and they have been photographed a number of times. Why would this be a hoax?
2007-09-05 01:10:23 · answer #2 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The hoax on Mars is a hole.
2007-09-05 02:54:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it's possibly real, it could be a cave in from an ice-cave or some other geological formation.
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/070605_mars_hole.html
It exists on an uplift or "bubble" of magma which had a defect, this defect has apparently started to have a hole. This could have been caused by a meteor impact on this uplift.
2007-09-05 02:06:34 · answer #4 · answered by Mark T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are real. Of course, although they are considered natural phenomena, there will always be the "free thinkers" that will claim them to be entrances to star ports for aliens etc. Or gateways to the vast underground Martian civilisation.
2007-09-05 01:56:35 · answer #5 · answered by Labsci 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For what possible purpose would it be a hoax?
2007-09-05 01:08:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
See for yourself:
http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/mro/
It doesn't look like a hoax, to me.
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2007-09-05 02:03:46 · answer #7 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋