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Life on Mars may have lived underground

By T.K. Randall
November 7, 2011 · Comment icon 39 comments

Image Credit: NASA
A new NASA report suggests life on Mars may have been most likely to be found underground.
"The most stable Mars habitats over long durations appear to have been in the subsurface," said lead author Bethany Ehlmann. Recent findings based on years of mapping the minerals on the planet's surface indicate that life may have once existed underground and that the possibility exists that conditions may still be right for it now.
The study, which examined different types of clays on the Martian surface, indicates that the most promising environments were likely subterranean – or, more probably, sub-Martian.


Source: The Register | Comments (39)




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Comment icon #30 Posted by crystal sage 14 years ago
........................................,.......................................................................................................... Thanks crystal, that is a lot of interesting information. What you have shared will become a lot more interesting, and pertinent, when the "powers that be" decide to stop the "smoke-screening" about life on Mars. There is a "mountain" of evidence of signs of life being there, either now, or in the past, or both. And the evidence of life, underground, such as you presented, is there too. So, the truth will come out, hopefully sooner than later. As e... [More]
Comment icon #31 Posted by ohoake 14 years ago
I'd be surprised if this article has some degree of truth to it. However its obvious that Mars suffered some gnarly cataclysmic event that evaporated the oceans and sent some of its crust into space. Let alone created Mt Olympus. i'm open to all possibilities don't get me wrong and though i was questioning the validity of the article to a degree, I can your point and you've made an interesting series of insights about the plausibility of life in the planet's crust. If there were civilizations living in the crust of Mars, I'd question just how they could survive the impact of planet destroying ... [More]
Comment icon #32 Posted by Capt Snowflake 14 years ago
Could be mole people... Oh god I hope so, like the Wombles.
Comment icon #33 Posted by Curiosity1964 12 years ago
What about the book by Ernest Norman "The Truth About Mars". Through mental telepathy, he claimed to have spoken with a leader "Nur El" that states their civilization does live and thrive in a sort of paradise underground and they had to go underground because of a solar fare in antiquity.
Comment icon #34 Posted by Timonthy 12 years ago
Why is everyone jumping on Martians being intelligent creatures? Ever think that bacteria and such might be the only life on mars? Good man! I can't believe it took the 9th post to mention something like bacteria and not intelligent life etc. The people before you really missed the point of the article... Edit: And everyone after you missed the point too... The article is not talking about complex intelligent life... (And if you weren't sure, the reference in the article to Morlocks and Eloi (http://www.shmoop.co...i-morlocks.html) was not serious.)
Comment icon #35 Posted by mcrom901 12 years ago
Oh god I hope so, like the Wombles. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVvDKPpexJQ
Comment icon #36 Posted by Hazzard 12 years ago
What about the book by Ernest Norman "The Truth About Mars". Through mental telepathy, he claimed to have spoken with a leader "Nur El" that states their civilization does live and thrive in a sort of paradise underground and they had to go underground because of a solar fare in antiquity. What about it?
Comment icon #37 Posted by DONTEATUS 12 years ago
WHeres the Solar Fair ? Im all in for that ! Martians Love to party ! just dont pi$$ them off they will come to Earth and Blast us !
Comment icon #38 Posted by Archimedes 12 years ago
What about the book by Ernest Norman "The Truth About Mars". Through mental telepathy, he claimed to have spoken with a leader "Nur El" that states their civilization does live and thrive in a sort of paradise underground and they had to go underground because of a solar fare in antiquity. He's hopelessly wrong.Martians actually live in zeppelin type constructions floating miles above the Martian surface. They have constructed an elaborate network of high altitude balloon based cities and interconnected walkways and bridges. True story.
Comment icon #39 Posted by DONTEATUS 12 years ago
Nah ! THey all chase around the Giant Worms and are for most counts really High all the Time on Spice ! Opp`s wrong planet !


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