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The significance of methane on Mars







The significance of methane on Mars

The significance of methane on Mars 04/09/2004 03:55 PM

The work being done by the NASA rovers Spirit and Opportunity are well publicized. Less well publicized, thus far, is the recent discovery of methane in the Martian atmosphere. A terrific source of information concerning Martian methane is contained in the blog written by author Oliver Morton. He also wrote the book Mapping Mars. There is also something of a debate about how strongly this finding supports the theory that life exists on Mars today.




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