There are not experts on alien life. We have yet to find an alien life form. Anyone tells you they know what alien life requires to live is talking out of their ass.
Ah yes, but which of the experts are you going to listen too. The only way to know for sure is to go there and look specifically for life (or signs of extinct lifeforms).
So we pretty much know that Mars at one point had liquid water on it's surface. It is suspected that Mars lost the water when it's magnetic field dissipated. A question I want answered is how Mars was ever able to sustain a strong magnetic field and atmosphere in the first place. The planet would need some sort of internal heat source, the one that powered the planet's volcanoes. A common source of internal heat for planets and moons is gravitational pulling from large, nearby bodies which Mars is not believed to have ever had.
Is it possible Mars had a large moon that was destroyed or ejected at least 2 billion years ago? Or even more crazy sounding.... Is it possible Mars itself was a moon of a long gone planet? The planet that collided with Earth to form our moon perhaps.
Subterranean life is always a possibility. At a depth of only a dozen meters the pressure would be high enough to sustain liquid water (maybe even aquifers deeper down) and deep enough to protect micro-organisms from harmful radiation and the tumultuous atmospheric conditions of mars.
Equatorial regions near the Syrtis Major already indicate an unexplained preponderance (thats right, I used preponderance in a sentence) of methane gas release on an annual basis which may already indicate an abundance of bacteria-like life.
"The researchers found that the soil on Mars had been exposed to liquid water for no more than 5,000 years since the planet formed billions of years ago."
Well that's unfortunate. I'm still gonna go see John Carter when it comes out.
This is what I think is one of humanities frailties...life as we know (or rather) want it to be or are we really wanting to find Alien life? I mean, if we can't talk to our own animals and birds on earth, how are we going to be able to communicate with Aliens?
norman619Feb 6, 2012
"Mars 'Super-Drought' May Make Red Planet Too Dry for Life from Earth"
Fixed title.
How the hell do WE know what ALIEN life needs to thrive? It's alien after all.
franklowe29Feb 7, 2012
You are driving your car on some of that ALIEN life.Frank29
michaelpintoFeb 6, 2012
it's never too late for aliens to invade mars and make it habitable — and those aliens could one day be humans
franklowe29Feb 6, 2012
Water got sucked from the surffice of Mars,there is plenty of water under ground it had
masses of water+lots of life.
Frank.
spazattack5000Feb 7, 2012
No, it almost certainly lost it's water after losing it's magnetic field. More on that in the comment I am about to post....
spazattack5000Feb 7, 2012
But yes, there is most certainly water in the form of ice underground. The likelihood of liquid water deep underground is slim to none though.
captswuitsFeb 6, 2012
I never been there I'll just assume the experts are correct.
norman619Feb 6, 2012
There are not experts on alien life. We have yet to find an alien life form. Anyone tells you they know what alien life requires to live is talking out of their ass.
trivialanomalyFeb 7, 2012
Ah yes, but which of the experts are you going to listen too. The only way to know for sure is to go there and look specifically for life (or signs of extinct lifeforms).
captswuitsFeb 7, 2012
We need to go deeper.
franklowe29Feb 7, 2012
At the end of May 2012 I will explain it all stil working on the draft.Cheers Frank.
spazattack5000Feb 7, 2012
So we pretty much know that Mars at one point had liquid water on it's surface. It is suspected that Mars lost the water when it's magnetic field dissipated. A question I want answered is how Mars was ever able to sustain a strong magnetic field and atmosphere in the first place. The planet would need some sort of internal heat source, the one that powered the planet's volcanoes. A common source of internal heat for planets and moons is gravitational pulling from large, nearby bodies which Mars is not believed to have ever had.
Is it possible Mars had a large moon that was destroyed or ejected at least 2 billion years ago? Or even more crazy sounding.... Is it possible Mars itself was a moon of a long gone planet? The planet that collided with Earth to form our moon perhaps.
yurmutha412Feb 7, 2012
OK, so as soon as this little drought is over, they can get started. That's a relief.
copernicuskidFeb 7, 2012
Subterranean life is always a possibility. At a depth of only a dozen meters the pressure would be high enough to sustain liquid water (maybe even aquifers deeper down) and deep enough to protect micro-organisms from harmful radiation and the tumultuous atmospheric conditions of mars.
Equatorial regions near the Syrtis Major already indicate an unexplained preponderance (thats right, I used preponderance in a sentence) of methane gas release on an annual basis which may already indicate an abundance of bacteria-like life.
Life finds ways to survive
Mark_LincolnFeb 6, 2012
As if the intense radiation from space didn't make it hostile.
scabnabbitFeb 6, 2012
"The researchers found that the soil on Mars had been exposed to liquid water for no more than 5,000 years since the planet formed billions of years ago."
Well that's unfortunate. I'm still gonna go see John Carter when it comes out.
minbaniFeb 6, 2012
This is what I think is one of humanities frailties...life as we know (or rather) want it to be or are we really wanting to find Alien life? I mean, if we can't talk to our own animals and birds on earth, how are we going to be able to communicate with Aliens?
Businessman91Feb 7, 2012
What the f**k do we know about other alien life form inhabitants?