re: Mark should rent "Mission to Mars"
Mark says "He has touted it as a sure fire Mars life finder yet then posts an article acting as if it will take 50 to 100 years to answer the life on Mars question."
If Beagle 2 finds organic molecules and no oxidants, it means the Viking LR found life. It will then take many years to study and characterize Martian life as Mars will be off limits to the massive pollution from human being astroanuts. Sad but true...you can always rent a "Mission To Mars".
:-)
BD