New Evidence For Ancient Life On Mars

siddesu writes in with "compelling" new data that chemical and fossil evidence of ancient microbial life on Mars was carried to Earth in a Martian meteorite. The finding is being highlighted by the same NASA team who made the initial discovery 13 years ago. Spaceflight Now has more details of the analysis.

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I've seen this movie

[Monkeedude1212]

FTFA:

According to scientists, the meteorite was broken off the surface of Mars by the impact of an asteroid, and reached Earth after floating through space for about 16 million years. It landed in Allan Hills in Antarctica.

I instantly thought of John Carpenter's "The Thing"

Re:Panspermia

[Tibia1]

It's going to be funny when they find a fossil of an ancient rover on mars.

Ancient Life on Mars? Big Deal.

[gyrogeerloose]

I found no shortage of ancient life when I was in Miami last year.

Re:Panspermia

[cheesecake23]

I'm rooting for panspermia.

Naw, too messy.

On a side note, can someone tell me the best way to clean my monitor?

Re:Methodical Research Trumps Tantalizing Evidence

[CrimsonAvenger]

You know, humans from Africa colonised the entire world several times over before 50000 years ago.

Nah, they didn't get to the Americas that long ago.