NASA: Tests show Martian soil can support life - U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum

CDavidNeely · #1 (**permalink**) 06-26-2008

Greetings and Felicitations,

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"We were all very flabbergasted at the data we got back [from the wet chemistry tests]," said Samuel Kounaves, a professor at Tufts University and a research affiliate with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "We basically have found what appears to be the requirements to support life, whether in the past, present or future. We have elements that you might find in your backyard."

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This is very promising information that shows that Mars would be inhabitable if the atmospheric conditions were modified. The soils could be used in greenhouses with a little work to change the level of alkalinity.

Sincerely Yours,
C. David Neely

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