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No, whatever happened on Mars has to do with issues of planetary geology and natural climate change that aren't issues for us. i.e. it's a term in the Fermi equ
by azernik 8y ago
No, whatever happened on Mars has to do with issues of planetary geology and natural climate change that aren't issues for us. i.e. it's a term in the Fermi equation that doesn't apply to us anymore.
- brainpool 8y agoWhat happens on Mars stays on Mars
- henryaj 8y agoSure, but a large body of water makes finding life much more likely. And if we find life on our doorstep, we ought to reduce our estimates of how unlikely abiogenesis is – suggesting the Great Filter is ahead of us, not behind us.
- 3rdAccount 8y agoStill not sure how many planets can form life. We think you need water, certain gases, a stable temperature, magnetosphere to block solar radiation, planet like Jupiter to absorb asteroid like impacts...etc. I'm not sure if Mars ever had all that.
- vinniejames 8y agoThat predicate falsey assumes "life" can only survive in earth like conditions
- 3rdAccount 8y agoNope. I said we "think". So far we have only one data point. No idea if right or wrong :).