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Ammonia Could Indicate Life On Mars

Posted by michael on from the interplanetary-slime-mold dept.

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. I Sure Hope There's Life On Mars... by bfg9000 · · Score: 1, Troll

    ... sales are slowing down here on Earth, I could use some fresh meat.

    Bill Gates,
    CEO, Microsoft Interplanetary

    --

    I'm not normally an irrational zealous dickhead, but I figure "When in Rome..."