Do you believe that there is or once was life on Mars ?
It has already been confirmed that bacteria and other microscopic organisms do live on Mars, but that is nothing exceptional. Such primitive life has been found even on asteroids.
Mars has long fascinated and stirred the imagination of humans. It is common (for children at least) to talk about Martians when referrers to creatures from another planet.
Scientists have now identified rocks that could be fossilised remains of life on Mars.
=> BBC News : Mars site may hold 'buried life'
I think it is very possible. The topography of Mars shows what look like dried up rivers, lakes and canyons. It is know that the planet holds considerable quantities of frozen water. I think that what happened is that Mars lost its magnetic field keeping the oxygen within the atmosphere, and with it its various layers (ozone, etc.) protecting life from cosmic rays and UV's, and life was wiped out.
This arouses many questions:
- how advanced was life on Mars ? Was there just plants, or also animals ? How intelligent were these animals ?
- when did plant and animal life stop on Mars ?
- why did it happen ?
It has already been confirmed that bacteria and other microscopic organisms do live on Mars, but that is nothing exceptional. Such primitive life has been found even on asteroids.
Mars has long fascinated and stirred the imagination of humans. It is common (for children at least) to talk about Martians when referrers to creatures from another planet.
Scientists have now identified rocks that could be fossilised remains of life on Mars.
=> BBC News : Mars site may hold 'buried life'
I think it is very possible. The topography of Mars shows what look like dried up rivers, lakes and canyons. It is know that the planet holds considerable quantities of frozen water. I think that what happened is that Mars lost its magnetic field keeping the oxygen within the atmosphere, and with it its various layers (ozone, etc.) protecting life from cosmic rays and UV's, and life was wiped out.
This arouses many questions:
- how advanced was life on Mars ? Was there just plants, or also animals ? How intelligent were these animals ?
- when did plant and animal life stop on Mars ?
- why did it happen ?