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In Meteor, NASA Sees Best Evidence Yet of Life on Mars

Martian meteorite shows fossilized bacteria

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(Newser) – A Martian meteorite that hit Antarctica 13,000 years ago offers “very strong evidence of life on Mars,” say NASA scientists after concluding that microscopic worm-like structures in the rock are almost certainly fossilized bacteria. The meteorite, which broke off the Red Planet millions of years ago, also shows evidence of liquid water, suggesting that the planet used be more suitable for life, the Times of London reports.

A meteorite that hit Earth 13,000 years ago appears to have been carrying bacteria from Mars.
A meteorite that hit Earth 13,000 years ago appears to have been carrying bacteria from Mars.   (Wikimedia Commons)
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Vice
Nov 26, 09 6:48 PM CST
Isn't this how The Thing starts? o.O Reply
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Nov 26, 09 7:12 PM CST
Isn't this a press release from 1984? Reply
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Nov 27, 09 12:45 AM CST
Exactly. Very old news.
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Nov 26, 09 7:20 PM CST
Wow, H.G. Wellian... Reply
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Nov 26, 09 10:13 PM CST
Imagine, the greatest scientific discovery of the century and you read it first on NEWSER....Wow... Reply
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