Science, Technology and Society 361: "Mars Exploration" -- Fall 2010

Sunday, October 7, 2007

Controversy Continues: Mars Meteorite Clings to Life - Or Does It?

NASA proposes that ALH84001, a three billion year old potato shaped meteorite has fossilized proof of life once being on mars. ALH 84001 originally landed in Antarctica and was founded around 1996. The debate is said to revolve around the nano size magnitites that indicates Mar's signature, along with the carbonate globules which signifies life existing within the meteorite. Due to the unlikely-hood of being able to transport magnetite into this meteorite without first being in Mars, scientists have confirmed that the meteorite had come from mars. However, further tests are being performed to further support that the meteorite had come from mars. http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/mars_meteorite_020320.html

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