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Evidence Of Ancient Alien Life Discovered On Surface Of Mars!
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First Posted: Nov 24, 2016 04:13 AM EST
Scientists from the Arizona State University have recently announced that they have discovered potential biosignatures on Earth that are remarkably similar to the silica deposits that NASA's Spirit Rover mission found on Mars in 2007. Complex finger-like structures that form in the Chilean hot springs at El Tatio are reported to closely resemble the silica deposits at a region called the 'Home Plate' on Mars.
According to a recent report published in the scientific journal Nature Communications, the researching team of geoscientists has said that a combination of biological and non-biological activity leads to the formation of such structures on our planet, which indicates that something similar may have taken place on Mars.
"We went to El Tatio looking for comparisons with the features found by Spirit at Home Plate," study author Steven W. Ruff said in a statement as reported by Arizona State University. "Our results show that the conditions at El Tatio produce silica deposits with characteristics that are among the most Mars-like of any silica deposits on Earth."
The researchers studied outflows from hot springs in El Tatio, Chile, that are the highest known thermal springs on our planet located at a height of over 14,000 feet. During the day, the springs have dry, thin air and receive high amounts of ultraviolet light, and during the night they reach temperatures below freezing.
According to the scientists, these conditions make the El Tatio springs the best analog on our planet for ancient Martian hot springs. Furthermore, the research team found that El Tatio creates silica deposits that appear nearly similar to those found by Spirit on Mars' Gusev Crater. The discovery of the deposits in similar environments on both planets suggests life because it indicates they were formed by the same process, through microbial organisms.
The scientists feel the discovery will make the Home Plate region a top contender for being selected as the Mars 2020 mission's rover site. "This is a known hydrothermal deposit, we know exactly where to land and where to collect samples," Ruff added. "The silica structures found by Spirit meet the definition of a potential biosignature."
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First Posted: Nov 24, 2016 04:13 AM EST
Scientists from the Arizona State University have recently announced that they have discovered potential biosignatures on Earth that are remarkably similar to the silica deposits that NASA's Spirit Rover mission found on Mars in 2007. Complex finger-like structures that form in the Chilean hot springs at El Tatio are reported to closely resemble the silica deposits at a region called the 'Home Plate' on Mars.
According to a recent report published in the scientific journal Nature Communications, the researching team of geoscientists has said that a combination of biological and non-biological activity leads to the formation of such structures on our planet, which indicates that something similar may have taken place on Mars.
"We went to El Tatio looking for comparisons with the features found by Spirit at Home Plate," study author Steven W. Ruff said in a statement as reported by Arizona State University. "Our results show that the conditions at El Tatio produce silica deposits with characteristics that are among the most Mars-like of any silica deposits on Earth."
The researchers studied outflows from hot springs in El Tatio, Chile, that are the highest known thermal springs on our planet located at a height of over 14,000 feet. During the day, the springs have dry, thin air and receive high amounts of ultraviolet light, and during the night they reach temperatures below freezing.
According to the scientists, these conditions make the El Tatio springs the best analog on our planet for ancient Martian hot springs. Furthermore, the research team found that El Tatio creates silica deposits that appear nearly similar to those found by Spirit on Mars' Gusev Crater. The discovery of the deposits in similar environments on both planets suggests life because it indicates they were formed by the same process, through microbial organisms.
The scientists feel the discovery will make the Home Plate region a top contender for being selected as the Mars 2020 mission's rover site. "This is a known hydrothermal deposit, we know exactly where to land and where to collect samples," Ruff added. "The silica structures found by Spirit meet the definition of a potential biosignature."
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