At 11:45 AM 2/16/5, Terry Blanton wrote: >There, they finally said it: > >http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mars_life_050216.html
It's about time. However, they seem to be barking up the wrong tree, or is that down the wrong hole? Unless there is substantial vulcanism, or indigenous radiactivity, water based life is not going to live deep. It is too cold. Frozen critters don't metabolize well. Only the surface warms up. Water vapor does percolate to the shallow surface in sunshine. At least we saw evidence of what appeared to be that in the photos. Water based life must be right on top. No surprise there, the "canals" have been seasonally advancing and retreating for decades. Better to look for examples above the arctic circle than in Spain. Regards, Horace Heffner
