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Rover Being Cleaned by Mars Mystery Cleaner

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Posted by Steve 2004-12-23 3:29:07 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It seems something or someone is cleaning the windows on one of two rovers probing the surface of the red planet.

A big green blob with three eyes and drool oozing out of its mouth armed with a squeegee.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-12-23 3:50:38 PM|| 2004-12-23 3:50:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe it is the Beagle playing the part of UK "poodle" to the US Rover. Licking its windows you could say.

Posted by Debbie 2004-12-23 3:59:00 PM|| 2004-12-23 3:59:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 What do you tip a squeegee-wielding homeless Martian?

Posted by Spot 2004-12-23 4:34:04 PM|| 2004-12-23 4:34:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Mars bars.

Posted by ed 2004-12-23 4:35:47 PM|| 2004-12-23 4:35:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Come on people;
NASA just wants to spur public interest in the program! The truth...either the wind or rain is causing the 'cleaning'. Remember the wind can be any type of dust or sand element! 'Rain' could be any liquid other than H2O, even plasma.

Accept the fact that we're alone in the Universe!

Posted by smn 2004-12-23 5:08:00 PM|| 2004-12-23 5:08:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 'Rain' could be any liquid other than H2O, even plasma.

Uh oh. Maybe we shouldn't send any people there, lest they get "rained on" and develop huge bug eyes like that old Outer Limits episode....

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-12-23 6:26:24 PM|| 2004-12-23 6:26:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 That's neat Bomb-a-rama!
Although I've never seen that episode; I'll have to stay on the lookout for it, one late night if it comes on again!

Posted by smn 2004-12-23 7:19:09 PM|| 2004-12-23 7:19:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 "Someone"?

Well, obviously it's Marvin Martian. Just ask Bugs.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-12-23 8:06:13 PM|| 2004-12-23 8:06:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Everyone knows the aliens who built the Pyramids left maintainence robots on Mars to look after the Great Face. They are simply following programming and cleaning our rover in mistaken belief it's one of theirs.

Posted by Mr. Tin Foil 2004-12-23 10:53:58 PM|| 2004-12-23 10:53:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Hmmmm....

Hospitality to strangers, manual labor, concern for cleanliness...

I don't know who's wielding the squeegee, but they're obviously not French.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2004-12-23 11:57:36 PM|| 2004-12-23 11:57:36 PM|| Front Page Top

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