Is There life on mars????

Question

i've been reviewing documents and videos about mars and from what i've seen i think there was life on mars but something big happend. I was thinking that they did what earth is doing and that is going to war so much, maybe the people on mars let out a nuclear bomb that destroyed all life, and maybe mars is a sign telling us not to go down the same path and destroy our planet. what do yau'll think??

Answer 1

Next week will go a long way to getting closer to this answer.

The current mars mission appears to have identified Ice in the trenches it dug.

They believe it was ice as one day they were showing as white crystals, four days later nothing was showing.

There is a problem with one of the ovens short circuiting on the spacecraft and next weeks test may be the last they can do so they plan to scoop up some fresh soil and test it quickly.

If this concludes there is water in the form of ice then it opens up the entire discussion of life.

If you look at Earth, life exists wherever there is water, even in the depths of the oceans beside hot water vents there is life, life exists in water springs hot enough to boil flesh off your bones and life exists in the coldest of ice.

Although this is bacteria it is still life and if it is proven to exists on Mars it effectively re-writes religious teachings i.e we are not the only life in the universe.

Even if all life is now dead on Mars if it can be proved that it did once exist is enough.

There is also speculation on some of the solar system moons having liquid oceans.

Hopefully next week we will know for sure if Mars has solid ice or not in it's soil.

Keep tuned at nasa.gov

Answer 2

Maybe there is life on Mars, or maybe there WAS life on Mars, maybe not aliens, maybe....well, some creater that we never discoverd, who knows? (God knows)

Answer 3

THERE IS NO LIFE ON MARS:

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Mars' thin atmosphere is made up mainly of Carbon Dioxide (95.32%). This is the poisonous gas that also makes up most of Venus' atmosphere. It is deadly to breathe in. Breathing in fumes of Carbon Dioxide from cars on Earth is extremely dangerous. Although the surface temperature on Mars can reach up to 25°c, the average surface temperature there is -63°c and it reaches as low as -140°c. Temperatures on Earth do go below freezing, and people can survive in them, but -140°c is probably too cold for even the most cold-resistant eskimoes!

There is very little water on Mars. Only 0.03% of its atmosphere contains droplets of water. On Earth, 70% of the planet's surface is made up of water. Even with this small amount of Martian water, high clouds, frost and fog can form on Mars. The ice in its ice-caps is frozen Carbon Dioxide (also known as 'Dry Ice'). Water is one of the most important elements for life to exist.

Mars is known as a "self-sterilising" planet. Its surface is saturated by ultra-violet radiation by the Sun. Ultra-violet rays are what can cause skin cancer on Earth although, fortunately, the Earth's atmosphere filters out most of these dangerous rays. The soil is extremely dry on Mars because of the lack of water, and this soil also undergoes an oxidising process, which is what causes the soil to rust (it forms a metal oxide) and appear rusty-coloured. This self-sterilisation of Mars prevents micro-organisms (small and basic but living objects) from forming on or under the surface.

THERE IS LIFE ON MARS-

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Mars does have water in its atmosphere. It may only be a small amount, but could provide life to certain living organisms that need very little water. Also, water in the atmosphere and strong evidence that water once flowed around the planet, suggest that there may be a possibility of liquid water deep under the surface. The picture below shows two 'islands' that may have formed as water flowed around them. We can see examples of this in rivers on sand on Earth.

Missions to Mars show the planet to be made up of many rocks and pebbles (more evidence of water!) similar to ones on Earth. (Look at the rock below while wearing 3D glasses and watch it leap out of the screen!)



A face and two hearts have been discovered on Mars. People believed that the face could have been created by advanced beings!

It is known that tiny micro-organisms can exist on Earth in some very extreme conditions. They can live deep below the surface and never be exposed to light or in extremely cold or hot places, in places impossible for the survival of humans or most other creatures. Mars may appear inhospitable for humans, but could have conditions suitable for organisms similar to the ones living in the extreme places on Earth. In fact, Martian conditions are not as extreme as conditions can be on Earth where some forms of life exist.

If Mars did have water, it will also have had a thicker atmosphere. This thicker atmosphere would have prevented the dangerous rays of the sun from hitting the planet, with its atmosphere filtering them out as happens on Earth. People believe that Mars' temperature was also higher which greatly increases the chances of life on the planet. Below is an artist's impression of what Mars may have looked like when water flowed on its surface billions of years ago.

A piece of rock from Mars, which landed on Earth when a meteor hit Mars and scattered its rocks, contains signs of life. Small fossils and evidence of a basic once-living micro-organism provided the strongest proof yet that life did once exist on Mars billions of years ago. The picture below shows these tiny bacteria-like micro-organisms, about one thousandth of the size of a human hair!

Answer 4

I think your nuts but if theres such a thing as a ufo why can't there be life on mars am i right h**l i think theres life but we got to look harder were not the only planet with life peace out

Answer 5

There is no life on mars,there never was and never will be.unless in the unlikely probability that one day we will colonize it.

Answer 6

The uninhabitability of Mars can easily be explained by its small size, which has meant too little gravity to retain much atmosphere. This in turn has prevented a greenhouse effect, and left the surface exposed to much deadly radiation. There is no need to invoke a past self destructing civilization for the current lack of surface life. Intelligent life nor any life arose there in the first place, although microbes might be living underground.

Answer 7

For life you need several factors including -

correct temperature range

Water

A  large, close satellite to cause tides to stir the oxygen

Planet rotation on the correct axis for photosynthesis

Correct axis offset for seasonal variation.

I only know of one planet that meets the criteria.

Answer 8

They are still looking, and probably will be for the next 50years. I would have to say no sign of it at all, and until they do it has to be no.

Answer 9

there could proberly be but only microbe in the ice they found

fossels for sure