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That would be an absolutely fantastic reason to go to mars, because it almost certainly indicate the existence of large quantities of life on mars at some point
by throwaway729 10y ago
That would be an absolutely fantastic reason to go to mars, because it almost certainly indicate the existence of large quantities of life on mars at some point in the past.
- JackFr 10y agoOr evidence for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiogenic_petroleum_origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiogenic_petroleum_origin
- throwaway729 10y agoInteresting, thanks! I get the impression from the wiki article that, so far, these are well-studied but rejected theories re: sources of petro and gas on earth. It's unclear to me, though, whether that's because of essential reasons that would apply to other systems, or just a historical happenstance specific to earth.
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- pferde 10y agoThat's true, and an awesome way to turn my snarky comment on its head. Kudos, have an upvote! :)