{"id":470155,"date":"2022-07-03T18:02:21","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T15:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/two-ways-life-on-mars-may-be-hiding-from-scientists\/"},"modified":"2022-07-03T18:02:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T15:02:21","slug":"two-ways-life-on-mars-may-be-hiding-from-scientists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/two-ways-life-on-mars-may-be-hiding-from-scientists\/","title":{"rendered":"#Two ways life on Mars may be hiding from scientists"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29d73925e7b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/two-ways-life-on-mars-may-be-hiding-from-scientists\/#%E2%80%9CTwo_ways_life_on_Mars_may_be_hiding_from_scientists%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Two ways life on Mars may be hiding from scientists&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/two-ways-life-on-mars-may-be-hiding-from-scientists\/#Life_could_be_hiding_under_the_surface\" >Life could be hiding under the surface<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/two-ways-life-on-mars-may-be-hiding-from-scientists\/#Life_may_exist_in_ways_we_dont_yet_recognize\" >Life may exist in ways we don\u2019t yet recognize<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTwo_ways_life_on_Mars_may_be_hiding_from_scientists%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Two ways life on Mars may be hiding from scientists&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The possibility of alien life on Mars is a topic that has captivated astronomers for decades.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the scientific community\u2019s best efforts, however, no proof of past or present\u00a0life\u00a0has been found on\u00a0Mars.<\/p>\n<p>Still, that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean it\u2019s not there, many experts have concluded.<\/p>\n<p>There may be several ways that evidence of alien life on Mars could be evading us.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Life_could_be_hiding_under_the_surface\"><\/span>Life could be hiding under the surface<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One recent study has indicated that we need to look deeper under Mars\u2019 surface to find traces of life.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because any evidence of amino acids left over from a time when Mars may have been habitable is likely buried at least 6.6 feet under the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists look for amino acids due to their role in forming life as we know it, per the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scripps.edu\/news-and-events\/press-room\/2019\/20190731-leman-aminoacids.html#:~:text=The%20researchers%20show%20that%20the,for%20the%20origins%20of%20life.\">Scripps Research Institute<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Amino acids, which can be created by life and by non-biological chemistry, are a key component in building life-essential proteins.<\/p>\n<p>And because Mars lacks a magnetic field, its surface is subject to a lot of cosmic radiation that destroys amino acids.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/mars-getty-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Despite the scientific community's best efforts, however, no proof of past or present\u00a0life\u00a0has been found on\u00a0Mars.\" class=\"wp-image-22904121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/mars-getty-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/mars-getty-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/mars-getty-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Despite the scientific community\u2019s best efforts, however, no proof of past or present\u00a0life\u00a0has been found on\u00a0Mars.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOur results suggest that amino acids are destroyed by cosmic rays in the Martian surface rocks and regolith at much faster rates than previously thought,\u201d said Alexander Pavlov of NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurrent Mars rover missions drill down to about two inches (around five centimeters). At those depths, it would take only 20 million years to destroy amino acids completely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In light of this new research, a new strategy is required when drilling shallow surfaces with rovers like Perservenace or Curiosity.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Life_may_exist_in_ways_we_dont_yet_recognize\"><\/span>Life may exist in ways we don\u2019t yet recognize<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Nasa scientist Dr. Moogega Cooper discussed with\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hVElt8IsiKw\">Talks at Google<\/a>\u00a0in April about life on Mars.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/mars-getty-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Scientists look for amino acids due to their role in forming life as we know it, per the\u00a0Scripps Research Institute.\" class=\"wp-image-22904133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/mars-getty-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/mars-getty-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/mars-getty-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Scientists look for amino acids due to their role in forming life as we know it, per the\u00a0Scripps Research Institute.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When asked whether she thought Mars has or once had life, Cooper\u2019s answer was positive.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cDid water used to exist on Mars? Yes. Does Mars have some interesting chemistry that could have potentially harbored or sustained life? Yes.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>For these reasons alone, Cooper implies that we can\u2019t rule out that life once existed on the Red Planet.<\/p>\n<p>Nasa also hasn\u2019t completely ruled out that there is life on Mars or other planets.<\/p>\n<p>It may just be life that we don\u2019t yet understand.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper notes that microbes on Earth can exist in extremely harsh environments and the same could be said for Mars.<\/p>\n<p>If we do find life, Cooper\u2019s next job would be to make sure that Earth is safe when a sample of it is returned here.<\/p>\n<p>She explained to Talks at Google: \u201cOne day we hope to bring samples back to our own planet and you have to have that same consideration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you bring something back you don\u2019t want to bring something that may be harmful to humans.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/5669135\/three-ways-life-mars-scientists-martian-surface\/\"><em>on The Sun<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0and was reproduced here with permission<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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