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Biological Activity on Mars

visination.com writes "Recent ground based observations of Mars have confirmed the presence of water and methane. The 300 year life time of methane on Mars is short, giving scientists reason to beleive that Mars may be biologically active." From the article: "Every one of these longitudes shows a very substantial enhancement in the equatorial zone...So this is a very intense source of methane on Mars in this region. It also requires a very rapid decay of methane...more rapid than photochemistry would allow..."

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  1. Or... by SecState · · Score: 5, Informative

    From the article: "The methane could be the result of biological processes. It could also be an "abiotic" geochemical process, however, or the result of volcanic or hydrothermal activity on the red planet." Not to burst your methane bubble or anything.

  2. Re:Methane by TheAwfulTruth · · Score: 4, Informative

    Of course everyone knows that Methane has no smell and the Methane in farts has nothing to do with the odor...

    Right?

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  3. Re:Just Curious by toygeek · · Score: 4, Informative

    Look in the context.

    Ezekiel 1:1

    1 Now it came about in the thirtieth year, in the fourth [month], on the fifth [day] of the month, while I was in the midst of the exiled people by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened and I began to see visions of God.

    Then it proceeds to describe the vision.