tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329139329489259389.post4049786609376984830..comments2023-09-18T06:11:49.382-05:00Comments on No Fear of the Future: Refinery FlightseeingJayme Lynn Blaschkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02919766841748858790noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329139329489259389.post-22645697951590498312007-01-04T09:37:00.000-06:002007-01-04T09:37:00.000-06:00Alexis, I've always been intrigued by the possibil...Alexis, I've always been intrigued by the possibility of hydrocarbon (oil or natural gas) deposits on Mars. I wouldn't expect them to be vast, but even small amounts--originating from either purely geological processes or the remnants of some long-extinct Martian biota--would be tremendously valuable to future Mars colonists. Not for fuel, mind you, but for the plastics and other synthetics that can be manufactured from its crude (ahem) components.Jayme Lynn Blaschkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02919766841748858790noreply@blogger.com