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Mars methane surge spotted from space
A European spacecraft has confirmed a report of methane being released from the surface of Mars.
The methane spike was first measured by Nasa's Curiosity rover on the surface; now it has been confirmed by the Mars Express orbiter.
The nature and extent of methane in the Martian atmosphere is intensely debated.
The gas is of interest because terrestrial methane can be made by life forms, as well as geological processes.
Methane is only supposed to have a very short lifetime in the Martian atmosphere, so detecting it there means it must have been released very recently.
Also at NYT.
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(Score: 2) by iWantToKeepAnon on Wednesday April 03 2019, @04:03PM (5 children)
"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." -- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 03 2019, @04:16PM
Buggalos
(Score: 4, Funny) by bob_super on Wednesday April 03 2019, @05:20PM (2 children)
No. Mars Cows.
Space Cows are a specific species turned perfectly spherical by the lack of gravity and the exposure to a frictionless vacuum.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 03 2019, @06:01PM (1 child)
I've been told to never assume spherical cows
(Score: 2) by Osamabobama on Wednesday April 03 2019, @07:15PM
We've got a realist over here! He's screwing up our simplified model.
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(Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Thursday April 04 2019, @02:17AM
Nah, space cows are called 'Gassy Moos' and fart to move around (similar to RCS)
https://oxygennotincluded.gamepedia.com/Gassy_Moo [gamepedia.com]
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