14.13 - Mars Rovers

If it does, does this simply mean there is water flowing on Mars?
Here is a revealing quote from “A Fossil Hunters Guide to Mars” about the Spirit and Opportunity
rovers’ inability to detect water,
“First, there are no sensors for water on either of the rovers. There is no instrument capable of
detecting moisture in the atmosphere, relative humidity, condensation, moisture in the soil, or liquid
water in any form. No spectral device can see the emission or absorption lines for water; no sensor
can test the relative cooling of wet and dry bulb thermometers, no set of probes or contacts can
measure the conductivity of the soil. To me, this is a very serious oversight. How can a mission
designed to find water be equipped with absolutely no water sensing devices? This is stunning in its
stupidity.”
The following questions arise,
Is this really an oversight by NASA?
Does NASA have a reason for not wanting to accurately report moisture levels?
If the rovers were situated on Earth, would the abundance of water provide very good evidence to
those monitoring the mission, that the rovers are not on Mars?
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