Is there or has there been Life on Mars?
Though not spoken of openly, there is a host of photographic evidence (supplied by MERs Spirit and Opportunity) that suggests past Martian life. Of course, since no human is there to have a closer look, the images are open to interpretation but they do constitute a body of possibilities for speculation and study.
There are also pointers to present life on the Red Planet; namely the concentrations of Methane in the atmosphere. Because this substance does not remain for long (a few hundred years) before dispersing, the Methane being detected must be of recent origin. There are two main generators of this gas: Life and Volcanism.
For further research, I suggest the link below for some of the aforementioned photographic evidence.
http://xenotechresearch.com/marsgal2.htm
2006-06-07 02:36:52 · 5 answers · asked by sincityq 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Sounds like you already know the answer to your own question...:) Bottom line: there is considerable evidence that there was once at least simple life on Mars. There is some evidence that there may be simple life there now. There isn't conclusive evidence of either of those things...so if we want to know, we need to keep exploring!
2006-06-07 02:39:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
However careful the engineers who put together the mars rovers were in disinfecting their work, by now there are several tens of thousands of terrestrial microbe spores on the Mars surface, so yes, there is life on Mars _now_.
2006-06-07 03:12:41 · answer #2 · answered by jorganos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there has been life on mars, microscpic life, they found a meteor that came from mars in antartica and they found microscopic bacteria, and they see chanels on mars that could have only benn formed by running water. The methane is from the one and only volcano on mars. It is the largest valcano and mountain the solar system.
2006-06-07 02:41:14 · answer #3 · answered by Pandora Tommorow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as far as i know there has never been any hard core proof that any other form of life being has been on the moon except humans...be it to live or visit.
2006-06-07 02:40:29 · answer #4 · answered by Sandie L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nowone really knows. There has been fossils and what scientist believe to traces of water, but really, no hard evidence.
2006-06-07 02:38:20 · answer #5 · answered by fscarberry20 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋