Mars Cave Found By 7th-Graders

A group of 16 California 7-th graders, from Evergreen Middle School, were participating in The Mars Student Imaging Program when they made a rare find.  They spotted a pit crater in one of the pictures they commissioned.  Pit craters are basically a skylight on the roof of a cave.
"This pit is certainly new to us," Cushing told the students. "And it is only the second one known to be associated with Pavonis Mons."

Way to go kids!

Clara Moskowitz has more: Link

Photo: NSA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

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i just dont understand israeli officials sometimes. i mean why bother with developing a new weapon when you can hose those palestinians with actual sewage.
its not like they are human or anything!
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What's the point? Tracking em down later? It probably won't defuse the immediate situation.

Gotta love the first two comments: the trolls are feeding on each other now?
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I don't know ted. If you were surrounded by a smell so rancid you wanted to or were puking your guts out. It might put a damper on your enthusiasm.

That said, this kind of stuff always seems to get into the hands of those repressive regimes that just cant allow freedom of speech under their rule. But I guess it's better than being hosed with bullets.
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"That said, this kind of stuff always seems to get into the hands of those repressive regimes that just cant allow freedom of speech under their rule. But I guess it’s better than being hosed with bullets."

Repressive regimes don't generally bother with non-lethal weapons...that's why they are 'repressive'.

And it looks like commenter #1 is astroturfing for commenter #2.
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Nonlethal weapons are really a horrible invention. They turn democracies into police states very quickly. How, you ask?

Simple. Because it won't kill the civilian (and that is inevitably who it is used against, citizens), police tend to use it more and more often, for lesser and lesser reasons. Eventually, they are used as punishment, again, for lesser and lesser reasons. See the abuse of tasers in the US.

This kind of thing should only be used on the battlefield. Civilians, no matter how belligerent, shouldn't be subject to such attacks. Either shoot them or arrest them. Don't punish people without a trial.
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Justin--Great insight into the Middle East. It is a shame that a repressive regime such as Israel developed this weapon. Much better if some of those more progressive regimes such as Syria, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, or Lybia had developed it. Those pesky Israelis! Imagine, trying to find a less lethal or injurious way of controlling unruly mobs! Let's get the UN involved, shall we? I think the security council should take this one up. Maybe we can get the World Court involved too!

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