There has always been a great debate in astronomy whether or not there is life on Mars. Recent studies on a martian meteorite, broken from the surface of Mars by an asteroid, could be the answer to the big mystery of life on the Red Planet. The Tissint meteorite, found in 2011, underwent further analysis, which caused the discovery of carbon, which is essential to life, in the rock. This finding has brought more discussion between scientists with different views of the discovery of carbon in the meteorite. Some argue that the carbon was formed by nonliving causes, while others state that the carbon came from life on the planet. Many missions were sent to Mars in search for signs of life, and this may be one sign to life on the planet. Life on others planets is one of the greatest goals for humans, and the search for evidence has been complex. We have spent years searching for different signs of life outside of planet Earth, and invested billions of dollars on several missions to other planets. Mars, being one of the closest planets to ours, has been one of the most searched. This new meteorite might lead search for life on Mars to a whole different level.  |
I have always been interested in the subject of astronomy and space, ever since I was small. Movies that contained these topics always seem to fascinate me because there are so many mysteries in our immense universe that we have not discovered. These mysteries, such as life on Mars, always make me curious to learn more. I believe that one day, perhaps when we have more developed technology, we will find life on other planets. It may not be Mars, but the Universe is so huge I think there is another form of life that we are not aware of. The discovery of this meteorite leads us one step closer to figuring out the mystery of the Red Planet.
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Thinking in a sense of spending billions upon billions of more dollars in funding this project, I'm still wondering how learning of a new civilization (possibly) will help us humans on Earth. It is absolutely amazing how there could be life up in Mars, since there is water, but I'm not exactly sure how finding out about new life will contribute to new advancements down here.
ReplyDeleteI am also very interested in the subject of space and our universe. I definitely believe that there is life on other planets. Our universe is amazing and full of mystery. The Tissint meteorite is just the beginning of our search for new life. Your article is very interesting and I can't wait to learn about new discoveries to be made.
ReplyDeleteI think that this one small rock(meteorite) is just to small of a piece of evidence to significantly prove that there may or may not be life on Mars. This is also a financial issue, I don't think countries should be spending billions of dollars trying to find life on a planet like Mars which can sustain almost no life, due to its hard climates. There are many problems as there is in our own countries, and this money could be well spent somewhere else. Also, carbon is sometimes found in rocks not only because it is decayed living material, and it could just be a rock that found its way on Mars because of some astronomical event that landed this meteorite from Mars, and it could potentially come from a faraway planet.
ReplyDeleteI think life might be possible on Mars because there have been other studies that there are signs of dried up rivers on Mars. Mars is an interesting planet because before humans knew of possible life on Mars, we would think up nonsensical Martians in sci-fi movies that thrilled us. With this new discovery, humans may be able to meet creatures who exist on Mars!
ReplyDeleteWhen this life on Mars topic was a famous one, there were some discussions by some scientists that there were evidences of water in Mars. Now that this discovery of the red planet has been disclosed,I truly hope that life exists on Mars such that I can at least live in peace there, away from the populated earth!!
ReplyDeleteLike you stated in your post, whether life on Mars has been sustained or is sustainable is an extremely debated topic. This piece of evidence is only one more piece of evidence that can support the claim that it really is possible. Hopefully, it will help further research and interest in the topic. It will be interesting to find out the true origins of this carbon-containing rock as well.
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