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Creative Speculation

fadedrose

(10,044 posts) Fri Aug 30, 2013, 06:11 PM Aug 2013

Life started on Mars - coming up on CNN

(It's Erin Burnett's show, but I think she may be on maternity leave, not sure, but she sure looked pregnant last wee)

Bill Nyes with Jessica Yelin (sp)

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Life started on Mars - coming up on CNN (Original Post) fadedrose Aug 2013 OP

Makes sense zappaman Aug 2013 #1

You have NO idea what the hell you're talking about demwing Aug 2013 #2

That's just about the stupidest thing I've ever read!!!! zappaman Aug 2013 #3

I finally understood the basic reason why this is a decent hypothesis recently Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #4

zappaman

(20,618 posts)

1. Makes sense

Reply to fadedrose (Original post)

Fri Aug 30, 2013, 06:18 PM

Aug 2013

since there are still rats there...

http://paranormal.about.com/b/2012/12/06/rodent-on-mars-picture.htm

demwing

(16,916 posts)

2. You have NO idea what the hell you're talking about

Reply to zappaman (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 30, 2013, 07:37 PM

Aug 2013

that's a squirrel

sheesh

zappaman

(20,618 posts)

3. That's just about the stupidest thing I've ever read!!!!

Reply to demwing (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 30, 2013, 08:29 PM

Aug 2013

A squirrel on Mars?????
Impossible.

That's a fucking rat.

Bolo Boffin

(23,872 posts)

4. I finally understood the basic reason why this is a decent hypothesis recently

Reply to fadedrose (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 06:53 AM

Sep 2013

I was at LoneStarCon3 and one of the sessions pointed out that in the early history of our solar system, Mars would have cooled into the range that could support recognizable life before Earth would have. Then meteor strikes, etc, would have gotten Martian rocks with bacteria and microbes to Earth as our planet was hitting the Goldilocks zone. It makes sense. Martian missions could possibly verify this or rule it out.

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