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On a quick scan, I'm not seeing anything in your linked article that counters either your selected quote, or the thrust of the OP. Can you help me out by pointi
by clucas 3y ago
On a quick scan, I'm not seeing anything in your linked article that counters either your selected quote, or the thrust of the OP. Can you help me out by pointing to a section or summarizing the argument?
- zokier 3y ago"It should explore potential habitats on Mars like the Southern Highlands, where life could persist in salt rocks close to the surface" is basically saying that we should throw away planetary protection guidelines in favor of studying places with potential for extant life, an argument that the author has been making repeatedly for a long time, and what the article I linked counters. The discussion about Viking lander results was just build-up for that final paragraph making the argument for new life-searching mission.
- clucas 3y agoI see. The OP article doesn't say anything about throwing away planetary protection guidelines... are you saying that there is no way to do the mission discussed in the article without relaxing or eliminating these guidelines? I feel like I'm wading into the middle of a lover's quarrel, where the words have nothing to do with the actual fight...