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Methane seasonal cycle on Mars confirmed (LIFE!)

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Camille

Posted: June 8, 2018 12:57 PM

[link] Not how this amazing discovery is buried half way through this article.

Faceless

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Posted: June 9, 2018 1:30 AM

Serpentine contains fossils. When hot water meets serpentine, methane can be produced. But that methane is biogenic, because it originates from fossils in serpentine. So, the methane on Mars was produced by life, past or present.

Faceless

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Posted: June 9, 2018 1:40 AM

Regarding reply 1, according to the NASA scientist who wrote the article about methane, serpentinization is the mechanism for geologic formation of methane on Mars.

Glump

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Posted: June 9, 2018 5:19 PM

If it were geologic then it would not have a pattern. Its biology

Faceless

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Posted: June 9, 2018 11:53 PM

Organics found at Mojave and Confidence Hill probably came from kerogen. Only life can produce kerogen.

Faceless

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Posted: June 11, 2018 5:09 AM

Curiosity rover possibly detected past life at Mojave and Confidence Hills on Mars: [link]

Joe Smith

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Posted: June 12, 2018 11:20 AM

yes.. http://redplanet.asu.edu/?p=29292

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