There may have been life on Mars.
Scientists, experts, conspiracy theorists, all chase if there is life somewhere else in the universe. At the same time, it appears to have been found as early as fifty years ago. On Mars. As a former NASA scientist argues, the essence of life on Mars may have been discovered 40 years ago. But what happened to the champions?
In the 1970s there was an experiment called Labeled Release (LR). Its purpose was to test the Martian soil for the presence of organic substances. He was the chief director of this NASA experiment Gilbert V. Levin, an eccentric researcher who very often disagrees with NASA. As part of LR, Viking probes were sent to Mars in 1976, which brought positive results from the mission. According to Levin, these proved that there was life on Mars.
The experiment demonstrated life on the red planet
Viking probes placed nutrients in Martian soil samples to determine if food would be consumed by something. Samples were then taken which confirmed the biological reaction. The experiment was performed twice, the second time the Martian soil was boiled. It was supposed to bring the test of life, and it was confirmed.
But further experiments found no more organic material, so NASA eventually rejected the experiment saying it was a false positive result. Evidence of extraterrestrial life has been denied.
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What is the Curiosity rover doing now?
After the Curiosity rover found evidence of ancient salt lakes on Mars, NASA concluded that “LR has found a substance that mimics life, but not life. It is inexplicable that in the 43 years since the Vikings landed, none of NASA’s subsequent Mars rovers have brought a life-sensing instrument to follow up on these exciting results. “ Levin wonders.
However, Curiosity is taking the whole matter forward with its findings. After finding organic matter on Mars in 2018 and sediment two years later as evidence of salt lakes, the problem is open again.
So how is it possible that there is no life on Mars? According to Levin, “it is more likely that we have discovered life than not “. And Levin still doesn’t give up. According to him, efforts should be made to place experiments to detect life in the next possible mission to Mars.
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You have to keep looking
If NASA truly finds life on Mars, the world may not be ready for discovery, says chief NASA scientist Jim Green on the Mars InSight mission (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport). InSight is a Mars rover designed to study Mars’ “inner space”: its crust, mantle and core.
According to Levin, it is very likely that one of the next missions will actually confirm that already in the 70s of the last century Viking LR really found life on the red planet. After all, it would only be a relief for the planned phased-in Mars settlement project. The red planet is currently being tested for oxygen production and weather monitoring to see how potential human colonies on Mars would fare.
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