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The Martian surface is bathed in radiation, a near vacuum, and very, very dry. If there is life on Mars, I think it is likely to be far enough underground that
by curtis 10y ago
The Martian surface is bathed in radiation, a near vacuum, and very, very dry. If there is life on Mars, I think it is likely to be far enough underground that nothing we do short of outright terraforming the planet is likely to make any difference to it.
- kristianp 10y agoAnd yet every mission to Mars has a major component searching for evidence of life e.g. [1]. How long before space agencies stop bothering? I guess the whole "could be evidence for possible biological activity" thing is only part of the science, but it annoys me that its given such a large apparent weight. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExoMars_Trace_Gas_Orbiter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExoMars_Trace_Gas_Orbiter