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And yet, if extra terrestrial life sits in one of those, it would trigger a geometric spending frenzy in biology. The key to pulling this trigger is confidence
by 1970-01-01 3y ago
And yet, if extra terrestrial life sits in one of those, it would trigger a geometric spending frenzy in biology. The key to pulling this trigger is confidence in the samples. Nobody wants to bring back "just dirt".
- munchler 3y agoThe chance that any of those samples contains evidence of extraterrestrial life is quite low. No one is betting this much money on those kind of odds. The samples are scientifically valuable even if they are “just dirt”.
- 1970-01-01 3y agoThis is essentially the issue. Nobody expects life in these tubes. The project was designed to find it, and the assumption was made that a high confidence sample would fuel and expedite a return mission. With a very high price tag and a very low chance of finding life, it's better to spend money elsewhere.