The viking landers were sent there since 1975, shouldn't there be some evidence by now if life ever existed? Would there be mass hysteria, is that why maybe our scientists aren't saying anything. They just show photos of Mars and let the public decide. Also, I remember hearing about Hawking wanting to...
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Donut Tim say: Life was found to have been present on Mars at one time.
Allan Hills 84001 (commonly abbreviated ALH 84001) is a meteorite that was found in Allan Hills, Antarctica on December 27, 1984 by a team of U.S. meteorite hunters from the ANSMET project.
Scientists announced that it contained evidence for microscopic fossils of Martian bacteria. On August 7, 1996, U.S. President Bill Clinton made a formal televised announcement to mark the event.
Due to public outcry from religious sectors, the ANSMET scientists retracted their announcement.
In November 2009, a team of scientists at Johnson Space Center reasserted that there is strong evidence that life may have existed on ancient Mars, after having reexamined the meteorite using more advanced analytical instruments now available, in light of the objections that had been made since the biogenic hypothesis for the biomorphs first had been put forward.
Overall, the team concluded that: “None of the original features supporting our hypothesis for ALH84001 has either been discredited or has been positively ascribed to non-biologic explanations.”
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Quadrillian say: Probably because it does not exist.
Is that too hard for people to understand?
Cheers!
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Yushchyshyn say: It may be under ground.
It may not be detectable with the instruments that have landed on Mars.
Or, perhaps their is no life on Mars.
One reason why people might want to hide it if Mars has life;