Finally, a reason to go and to colonize -- diamonds on Mars! Who's with me?
-- theircompetitor, Oct 19 2012

Shiny Objects http://www.theatlan...und-on-mars/263874/
[theircompetitor, Oct 19 2012]

We did this one Mars_20diamonds_20prize
[MechE, Oct 19 2012]

I reckon it's a Quality Street wrapper that was dislodged from the optical filter assembly of Beagle II.
-- MaxwellBuchanan, Oct 19 2012


interesting link, MechE, though of course we're talking about diamonds that are native to Mars.
-- theircompetitor, Oct 19 2012


I realize, although I was more specifically talking about the annos. Specifically the ones on the realistic value of diamonds, and the relative cost of a retrival mission.
-- MechE, Oct 19 2012


It's just crystalline carbon. What's the fuss ?
-- 8th of 7, Oct 19 2012



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