Methane is the sign of life on Mars

by Santosh Mishra on January 17, 2009

in Science

Scientists have found Methane gas on Mars, saying that could be the possible evidence of life on Mars.

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NASA announced Thursday that its researchers and university scientists found methane in the Red Planet’s atmosphere.

Methane is the main component of natural gas. Most of the Earth’s methane comes from living organisms as they digest nutrients.

However, other events, like iron oxidation, can also cause release of the gas.

NASA’s Infrared Telescope Facility and the W.M. Keck telescope showed prisms that separate white light into a rainbow and showed three lines that indicate the presence of methane, the space agency said in a statement.

NASA said that if microscopic organisms produce methane, they are likely far below the surface, where it’s warm enough for water to remain in a liquid state. Water, carbon, and energy sources are necessary for all known forms of life.

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1 bighead January 20, 2009 at 10:40 am

ok so now they think theres life again i would belive a whole lot more if they actully found something like bones or a dead animal.

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