2007-01-08 01:52:31 · 3 answers · asked by lameck 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The earlier mars landings looked only for salt-water-based life like we have here on earth. But the scientist who published the journal article is suggesting that there may be other forms of life that the mars landing equipment was not designed to detect. In particular he is suggesting that instead of water-salt based life forms that are familiar to us, there may be life based on water-hydrogen peroxide mixtures. If so, then the earlier experiments done to detect life on Mars would not have found this sort of life, and in fact the experiments would have killed any such life forms that might have existed in the samples.
An by the way, just in case anyone is wondering, the sort of life we are talking about is microbes – not alien civilizations!
2007-01-08 02:03:13 · answer #1 · answered by eroticohio 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to read the article . . . it's short and very informative.
2007-01-08 02:02:09 · answer #2 · answered by Angie P. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Detail please.
2007-01-08 01:57:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋