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Ammonia Could Indicate Life On Mars

Young Master writes "Just seen this story on good old Auntie Beeb, apparently traces of ammonia have been found in the Martian atmosphere. Ammonia doesn't last long on Mars, so it must be constantly replenished - it could be active volcanoes (none yet found), or it could indicate life..." Along with the detection of methane, Mars is starting to look a lot less dead than had been supposed.

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  1. Enough Already by dcollins · · Score: 0, Redundant

    How many of these "Arcane Clue Could Posibly Indicate Life on Mars" stories are we going to publish? One a month? C'mon, give it a rest. I'll believe there's life on mars when we see something crawling around, and not a second before that. This merry-go-round has been going on since the late 1800's and the "Canals on Mars Could Possibly Indicate Life" movement.

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