Plumes of methane gas found on Mars
Sunday, January 18, 2009 - 01:33
in Astronomy & Space
The gas could be coming from rudimentary life-forms -- apparently nothing capable of piloting a spaceship to Earth. Scientists have discovered large plumes of methane gas in the Martian atmosphere, a key marker for biological processes on Earth but not convincing proof that rudimentary life-forms exist on Mars.