when a scientist designs a space probe to detect life on a distant planet, what kinds of things should it measure?
help...???
2006-08-29 14:10:40 · 7 answers · asked by yellow 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
the best thing it could have on it would be a spectrum microscope, so it can find what certain things are made from.
looking for oxygen, or anything else associated with life on this planet, is assuming that all life is the same, and we can never assume that
2006-08-29 14:20:53 · answer #1 · answered by caprilover79 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Three things mostly.
Free oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor in the atmosphere.
If space/weight allows methane.
2006-08-29 14:19:00 · answer #2 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um oxygen in the air, conditon of planet is it habitiat is there are there visable areas in which humans could properes and yeah all that kinda stuff
2006-08-29 14:14:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uphill chemical reactions, similar to photosynthisis
2006-08-29 14:14:39 · answer #4 · answered by Unknown Oscillator 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whether water was present in the past, or is currently present.
2006-08-29 14:15:49 · answer #5 · answered by Joey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
carbon dioxide, methane, (signs of life) and water.
2006-08-29 14:21:46 · answer #6 · answered by ol9_hippie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
heat, wind, movement, life, virus/amoeba type things
2006-08-29 14:27:35 · answer #7 · answered by S(0rch3d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋