Mars ain't dead, mac.
Scientists face the fact of Mars methane
15:27 15 November 04
NewScientist.com news service
"There is methane on Mars, scientists have concluded from the latest
data. And one group of researchers argue there may be a lot more
methane being produced than previously thought."
...
"Double lines
The existence of the methane has been largely settled by a set of
detailed, high-resolution spectral observations from the 8-metre
Gemini telescope, recorded by Mumma's team. They clearly identified
two separate methane lines, making a much firmer case than their
previous single-line detections, and similar findings of two other
groups."
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996669
Bob Clark