Mars Microbe Traces Spotted by Rover? Probably Not, Curiosity Team Says: Read more on this subject: Space Travel and Exploration News Story Source: space-Mike Wall An outside researcher recently analyzed photos Curiosity took of an ancient sedimentary outcrop called Gillespie Lake, and noted some similarities to microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) here on Earth. Study author Nora Noffke, a geobiologist who is not a member of the Curiosity team, said the Gillespie Lake features could be consistent with a biological origin, but stressed repeatedly that this was just a hypothesis, and that she didnt regard the structures as proof of past Mars life. Curiosity team members also noticed the Gillespie Lake structures (which include domes, cracks and pockets, among other shapes), said mission project scientist Ashwin Vasavada, of NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. But the rover team arrived at a different interpretation. [The Search for Life on Mars: A Photo Timeline] We really didnt see anything that cant be explained by natural processes of transporting that sand in wa Read More or Make a Comment
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