Top

Now That Ice Has Been Found On Mars, What About Life?

June 23, 2008

A major discovery was made last week by the Phoenix Mars Lander, as it revealed that the red planet did contain ice, showing there is water.  Nnow the question comes up, since ice has been found, what about life?..Washington (dbTechno) - A major discovery was made last week by the Phoenix Mars Lander, as it revealed that the red planet did contain ice, showing there is water. Now the question comes up, since ice has been found, what about life?

The NASA Phoenix Mars Lander discovered big white chunks of material last week after digging in the soil.

Investigators involved in the mission were unsure as to whether or not the big white chunks were ice, or salt.

Upon going back a few days later, they found that the white chunks had disappeared, or evaporated.

This confirmed that the white chunks were indeed ice, which melted away to water and then evaporated.

From here, the search moves on as scientists try to figure out if life could be supported on Mars now, or if it could have been supported in the past.

Scientists will be relying on samples supplied and gathered by Phoenix to fully analyze everything around on Mars.

There is nothing that says to this point that there is no chance of any signs of life being found.

It could be an extremely interesting mission for Phoenix to say the least.

Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Netvouz
  • DZone
  • ThisNext
  • MisterWong
  • Wists

Comments


All comments are moderated.
If your comment is approved, it will be posted within 24 hours





Breaking News

Lil Wayne to be Sentenced in Gun Possession Case

Boston (DbTechNo) - Rapper Lil Wayne will be sentenced today after pleading guilty to gun possession charges. The charges... 

February 9, 2010 |

Autism Risk Increases in Children with Older Mothers

Boston (DbTechNo) - When it comes to the risk of a child developing autism a lot depends on the age of his or her mother... 

February 9, 2010 |

Antidepressant Interfeers With Breast Cancer Drug tamoxifen

Boston (DbTechNo) - The antidepressant drug paxil has been shown to interfeer with a leading breast cancer drug called tamoxifen. According... 

February 9, 2010 |

Bottom