# Mars discovery is "one for the record books." But what is it??? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 20, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639 "2012-11-20T20:01:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639/41 "2012-11-23T21:48:00Z")
Oddly enough, they found Judge Crater in a crater. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2012, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639/42 "2012-11-23T21:51:33Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > ice-nine. A dead cat. Curiosity did it, y’know. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639/43 "2012-11-24T01:25:23Z")
A crater or cavern full of mismatched socks. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639/44 "2012-11-24T02:08:04Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > A crater or cavern full of mismatched socks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639/45 "2012-11-24T02:14:24Z")
The discovery: A metallic disk that when played sounds something like, “_Ack Ack, Ack Ac_k!” ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639/46 "2012-11-24T03:09:04Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > The discovery: A metallic disk that when played sounds something like, “_Ack Ack, Ack Ac_k!” Better upload some Slim Whitman onto Curiosity, just in case. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639/47 "2012-11-24T03:23:43Z")
Darn it, **DMARK** stole my joke. I am very excited to learn what they found though. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639/48 "2012-11-24T03:31:46Z")
A Shadow ship. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639/49 "2012-11-24T07:14:06Z")
Prothean ruins. ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639/50 "2012-11-24T12:53:11Z")
Comet Kohoutek. ---
**Author:** ![dimmy\_derko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/43a26b/32.png) [@dimmy\_derko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dimmy_derko)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639/51 "2012-11-24T12:56:37Z")
Whatever it is, if it is something that is only of real interest to Mars buffs and space exploration nerds, can NASA kindly keep their “important announcements” to internet bulletin boards and stop giving our media reasons to gush even more bullshit than usual? ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639/52 "2012-11-24T15:30:31Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one, or so I heard. Never tell me the odds. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639/53 "2012-11-24T16:05:46Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > A crater or cavern full of mismatched socks. Overlaying a layer of car keys one presumes. ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639/54 "2012-11-24T16:13:36Z")
I expect something eye-rollingly boring, along the lines of what others have said. Maybe it moved a long way in a single day. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639/55 "2012-11-24T16:54:10Z")
Every morning, I run to the computer and check the news for this Earth (heh) shattering discovery and, so far, nothing. WTF IS IT!?! I have a RIGHT to know! And NOW! ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639/56 "2012-11-24T17:05:48Z")
> [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](#): > > I expect something eye-rollingly boring, along the lines of what others have said. Maybe it moved a long way in a single day. The article I’d say it was something based on soil data that they wanted to retest multiple times, to be sure. So maybe something better than that! I hope! ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639/57 "2012-11-24T17:15:21Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > The article I’d say it was something based on soil data that they wanted to retest multiple times, to be sure. > > So maybe something better than that! I hope! Oil! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639/58 "2012-11-24T17:22:42Z")
A Chinese base. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639/59 "2012-11-24T17:44:42Z")
> [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](#): > > Oil! 😃 Ding ding ding ding… we have a winner! ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639/60 "2012-11-24T18:23:03Z")
> [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](#): > > Oil! 😃 Wouldn’t it be fun to move to Mars and be _encouraged_ to pollute the atmosphere with as many GHGs as possible? That’s a capitalist dream! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639.md?page=4)