UM-Bot Posted May 18, 2016 #1 Share Posted May 18, 2016 A mysterious spike of methane picked up by the Curiosity rover two years ago has yet to reoccur. Methane in the atmosphere of Mars could indicate the presence of microbial life on the Red Planet, a fact that was not forgotten when a huge spike of the gas was picked up over the course of several weeks back in late 2013 and early 2014 by NASA's Curiosity rover. Read More: http://www.unexplain...-seasonal-event Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qxcontinuum Posted May 19, 2016 #2 Share Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) its a 3.5 billion dollars mistery... Edited May 19, 2016 by qxcontinuum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantulum Posted May 19, 2016 #3 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Lets face it... its a fart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonopahRick Posted May 19, 2016 #4 Share Posted May 19, 2016 A Martian fart, how unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ell Posted May 19, 2016 #5 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Maybe the spike was due to a meteorite burning up locally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted May 19, 2016 #6 Share Posted May 19, 2016 If the Rover isn't near the same area it was when the spike occurred, how can NASA be sure? Maybe the spike was regional or just a release akin to a volcano gassing on Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted May 19, 2016 #7 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Mars Farts, almost sounds like a candy bar.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted May 20, 2016 #8 Share Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) If I'm not mistaken, the rover indicated this anomaly at location "x" then moved to location "y" for other experiments, upon which it did not find this anomaly. Perhaps at some point the rover should return to location "x" and perform another sample. Edited May 20, 2016 by pallidin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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