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Panich52

(5,829 posts)
Tue Jun 9, 2015, 05:02 PM Jun 2015

Martian glass: Window into possible past life

Martian glass: Window into possible past life

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Researchers have found large deposits of glass formed by impactors on the surface of Mars. On Earth, impact glasses have been shown to sometimes preserve signatures of ancient life. That makes these deposits potentially interesting places to look for signs of past life on the Red Planet.

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Martian glass: Window into possible past life (Original Post) Panich52 Jun 2015 OP
Had me going HassleCat Jun 2015 #1
Oddly enough, I read it to mean SheilaT Jun 2015 #2
More Here: WillyT Jun 2015 #3
 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
1. Had me going
Tue Jun 9, 2015, 05:24 PM
Jun 2015

For a second, there, I thought they found a beer glass or something. Red Planet Lager.

 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
2. Oddly enough, I read it to mean
Tue Jun 9, 2015, 06:49 PM
Jun 2015

past life as in a previous lifetime, reincarnation.

Some sort of life on Mars is even more interesting.

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