Origin cannot be proven yet

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Origin cannot be proven yet

nick hoffman — 1/17/2009 4:28:54 AM (archived)

The fact that Methane escapes in the spring and summer is probably related to warming and cracking of near-surface frozen ground. The methane probably comes up from deeper underground, and may be animal, vegetable, or mineral in origin.

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update about methane on mars - Andrew - 1/15/2009 8:14:28 PM
- Anyone got as link to WHICH areas these are seen in? - nick hoffman - 1/16/2009 12:48:51 AM
  - Found it! - nick hoffman - 1/16/2009 1:03:17 AM
    - re: Found it! - So, are the Methane Clathrates or bio in nature? - Marcia - 1/17/2009 2:14:07 AM
      - Origin cannot be proven yet - nick hoffman - 1/17/2009 4:28:54 AM
        
        re: Origin cannot be proven yet. - Marcia - 1/20/2009 3:14:50 AM
        
        or all three ;-) (n/t) - Adam - 1/17/2009 12:17:46 PM
- And Venus may have had continents and oceans - Socrates II - 1/15/2009 9:37:38 PM
  - Astronomy Magazine had an article about that in the 1980â€™s - REB - 1/19/2009 4:47:11 PM
  - Dang! - TB - 1/17/2009 3:15:47 AM
  - Re: is there any way to tell the difference if methane is produced by organisms or geology with remote methods? - TAFKASE - 1/16/2009 6:33:08 PM
  - Biologic vs Chemical origins - nick hoffman - 1/16/2009 12:20:25 AM
    - re: Biologic vs Chemical origins - E.P. - 1/16/2009 9:18:33 PM
      - Neutrons? - nick hoffman - 1/17/2009 4:38:20 AM
    - Bio vs Geo - Laurie Street - 1/16/2009 9:06:10 PM
      - Volcanic activity - nick hoffman - 1/17/2009 4:31:59 AM
        
        Besides its lack of "sexiness"... - Socrates II - 1/19/2009 4:07:07 PM
        
        re: just as likely as not. - Nick Hoffman - 1/19/2009 11:46:34 PM
        
        active fault movement needed? - pwokenyaw - 1/20/2009 3:16:56 AM
        
        found the press conference quote - pwokenyaw - 1/20/2009 6:41:07 AM
        
        Serpentinisation on Earth - nick hoffman - 1/20/2009 12:18:58 PM
        
        Life on Mars - Socrates II - 1/21/2009 12:54:24 PM
        
        Volcanic activity and photo chemistry - Marsbug - 1/17/2009 2:33:51 PM
  - About Venus - Adam - 1/15/2009 10:37:33 PM
    - tough mission, but there's an alternative - pwokenyaw - 1/17/2009 4:27:44 PM
    - re: About Venus. - A planet that rains sulfuric acid doesn't hold much on the surface. mho (n/t) - Marcia - 1/17/2009 3:20:37 AM
      - Sulfuric acid decomposes due to the heat high in the air (n/t) - Adam - 1/17/2009 12:16:09 PM
        
        Some Earth life does live in some really nasty environments - Socrates II - 1/19/2009 5:58:06 PM
        
        Methane detected in the geyser plumes of Enceladus - Socrates II - 1/19/2009 10:08:01 PM
        
        Nasty Life - Adam - 1/20/2009 1:29:26 AM

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