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Related: About this forumNASA Rover on Mars Detects Puff of Gas That Hints at Possibility of Life
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/22/science/nasa-mars-rover-life.htmlMars, it appears, is belching a large amount of a gas that could be a sign of microbes living on the planet today.
In a measurement taken on Wednesday, NASAs Curiosity rover discovered startlingly high amounts of methane in the Martian air, a gas that on Earth is usually produced by living things. The data arrived back on Earth on Thursday, and by Friday, scientists working on the mission were excitedly discussing the news, which has not yet been announced by NASA.
Given this surprising result, weve reorganized the weekend to run a follow-up experiment, Ashwin R. Vasavada, the project scientist for the mission, wrote to the science team in an email that was obtained by The Times.
The missions controllers on Earth sent new instructions to the rover on Friday to follow up on the readings, bumping previously planned science work. The results of these observations are expected back on the ground on Monday.
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NASA Rover on Mars Detects Puff of Gas That Hints at Possibility of Life (Original Post)
jpak
Jun 2019
OP
Cue the puff of gas jokes!
tblue37
(65,343 posts)3. Something they ate? nt
packman
(16,296 posts)4. Martians with a sense of humor- Messing with us
jpak
(41,758 posts)5. Pull my tentacle