the fact remains
<Superoxides and H2O2 are incredibly liable to UV, they beak down as fast as they could form.
You're correct here but I wasn't talking about those, and the experiment I mentioned doesn't predict peroxides or superoxides, just ionized molecular oxygen.
...I would say occams razor now favors a life explanation for the Viking LR results.
Unless you've changed your name to Occams Razor, I would have to disagree.
Beagle 2 will be interesting.....