Re: Apparently More Than Water Was Found On Mars...

On Aug 2, 9:06 pm, Dan Bretta <nuda...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Aug 2, 10:39 pm, rastafarians2...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

On Aug 2, 2:42 pm, dam <dave.mel...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

http://tinyurl.com/6l3rmb

dam

The problem with our scientific vision (or lack thereof) today:
"Scientists are keen to point out however, that this secretive news
will in no way indicate the existence of life (past or present) on
Mars; Phoenix simply is not equipped make this discovery."

Except that it is....

Not from what I've read:

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080801-phoenix-water.html

'The detection of organics on Mars would not necessarily mean there is
life. It would just mean that carbon and other molecules that make up
life as we know it were present.


"Organics would be the home run or the grand slam of the mission,"
said Bruce Jakosky, a geologist at the University of Colorado who is
not affiliated with the mission. However, if they don't find organics,
"that doesn't mean that there wasn't life on Mars," Jakosky said.
Other missions, planned and unplanned, will keep the search alive.'
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