Is there life on Mars?
Posted by Ellee on May 27, 2008 in updates | 4 comments
The NASA spacecraft Phoenix has sent back historic first pictures of an unexplored region of Mars after its 10 month journey there. The lander is equipped with a robotic arm to dig for water-ice thought to be buried beneath the surface following its 680 mile journey from Earth. It really is a sensational achievement.
So tell me, do you believe there is life on Mars? Or has been? It’s reddish brown soil looks pretty hostile right now. And I wonder what will these findings mean for us.
In this post last year, I wrote about space exploration and described how a device made specifically for a mission to Mars could help identify the bacterium that causes TB.
It’s literally another world of scientific research. Does Mars really hold so many answers?
wow! nice article. thanks for sharing
I think they would have to establish the existance of some polymer of carbon before they could realistically claim life.
The presence of water is a precondition for life as we know it, but it doesn’t per sedemonstrate life.
Looks a bit like Maspalomas
It’s a shame the photos didn’t catch any Daleks coming over the horizon