Methane On Mars?

[VegasRonin]

Two individual research groups are saying that they're detecting Methane Gas on Mars. Methane is created by Biological organisms and/or volcanoes or volcanic rifts/vents. Methane supposedly breaks down pretty fast so they're speculating whatever is creating it, is continually creating it. Pretty interesting stuff. Here's the Link (http://science.slashdot.org/science/04/03/28/1744254.shtml?tid=134&tid=160)

[dutchie]

Still, like the water, not yet definitive proof of life on mars...

[VegasRonin]

Its not definitive proof. They're just saying, the conditions for some sort of life may exist.

[evilwill]

But interesting nonetheless.

[Marajadex]

Like someone said on another message board... It is just Marvin Martian eating some bad Taco Bell! Or was it chilli? Any how it was bad!!! :eww: :Bog:

[Bigsky770]

Canadian scientists are projecting that as much as 3% of all the methane (greenhouse gas) produced in Canada comes from "grazing cattle". . . To prove this, they are now engaging in a study to (ahem) "measure" that amount of, er, 'methane' that say a 'cow' or a 'bull' can produce. . . (I was curious as to how one could go-about collecting 'cow-farts' but I think I'll pass on that. . . ) :cowsleep:

maybe they should 'supplement' the cattle-feed with "Beano?" :eww: :crazy:

Joe (Bigsky770)

[evilwill]

I can see they have their priorities straight in Canada. All the important research comes first........

[VegasRonin]

I think the majority of the cow's methane production comes from its fecal material. I think? Sounds like a fun job nonetheless. :D

[lotrfan55345]

I think the majority of the cow's methane production comes from its fecal material.

Correct, in science class, we learnt that our settlers used cow feces as ferteizers for the methane hungry plants like (i forget).

[dutchie]

The methane on Mars is most probably coming from the volcanic activity, not from red cows....

[lotrfan55345]

Oh... this thread is about Mars?!

*looks at thread title*