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That's funny... just a few days ago the Europeans (Mars Express) were "definitely finally confirming methane on Mars... now the Americans are saying "nope" with
by jbotz 8y ago
That's funny... just a few days ago the Europeans (Mars Express) were "definitely finally confirming methane on Mars... now the Americans are saying "nope" without directly addressing the Mars Express findings?
See: http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/04/astronomers-finally-confirm-methane-on-mars http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/04/astronomers-finally-co...
- simcop2387 8y agoThis back and forth about methane on mars has been going on for a while. Not divided politically either, the US has gotten both results over various missions. The speculation I've heard about this is that the methane isn't global and isn't being released constantly, leading to confusing readings.
- pauldino 8y agoIn this case it’s more like a different set of Europeans saying “nope” - the Trace Gas Orbiter and the paper in Nature are both from Europe