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March 01, 2005
Possible signs of biological activity on Mars
BBC news reports reports that Vittorio Formisano says that methane and formaldehyde could be signs biological activity, although only a thorough soil analysis can prove it
The methane on Mars is especially interesting, because the gas is quickly broken down by sunlight. Therefore, for methane to be detected in the Martian atmosphere, it must be being constantly replenished in some way. The most likely way would be through emissions from living microbes.
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At some point, as more countries send space probes to Mars, NASA or those who filter the video/images before NASA gets them, will need to come clean on what has been found.
Posted by Peter at March 1, 2005 04:45 PM
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