Sunday, February 19, 2012

Is there life on Mars? NASA probe could confirm methane clouds... meaning the conditions for life DO exist



Scientists are set to prove for the first time that methane clouds form over the surface of Mars in summer months - meaning the conditions for life unquestionably exist.

A new NASA probe due to land on the planet’s surface in August is set to confirm the findings.
The Mars Science Laboratory Rover, also known as Curiosity, will be able to detect microscopic amounts of methane.

It will be the first time scientists at NASA will have been able to prove the existence of methane clouds, the existence of which have only previously been deduced from astronomical observations .... Read more at http://www.dailymail.co.uk