[meteorite-list] WAS Cyanobacteria in meteorites? NOW: Life in Meteorites

[Adam Hupe]

Martian meteorite NWA 998 displays an abundance of these "fossils" and is 
proving to be much richer than ALH84001:

If the scientific community ever completely embraces the idea, then we will 
witness another surge in the importance they represent.  In any case, all of the 
talk of Martian fossils and life helped lift Mars into the forefront making it 
easier to justify all of the missions taking place there.  In my opinion, 
ALH84001 and the scientists who studied it are mostly responsible for the 
renewed interest in Mars.    


Here is a link to a recent article on NWA 998:
http://skymania.com/wp/2010/04/new-meteorite-clues-to-life-on-mars.html

Best Regards,

Adam




----- Original Message ----
From: Meteorites USA <eric at meteoritesusa.com>
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Sent: Sat, August 21, 2010 12:15:39 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] WAS Cyanobacteria in meteorites? NOW: Life in 
Meteorites

Perhaps... But, are you referring to the "Orgueil" meteorite claim of fossilized 
bacteria, Murchison, or the whole claim of fossilized microbial life in 
meteorites all together?

We already know that microbial life can survive in space. The question is for 
how long.

The conclusion sounds accurate enough to say...

Plausible: Life is not restricted to Earth, nor is there evidence that says 
empirically that life could NOT survive in the harshness of space. In fact there 
is more evidence that suggested it's probable than not.

Based on the fact that it has already been observed that life can survive in 
space without the insulative protection that asteroid, meteoroid, or ejecta 
material could provide. Look at this:
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/1998/ast01sep98_1/#anchor179666


Granted that's only 2.6 years, and we brought it back to Earth. What's to say it 
wouldn't have survived in the camera longer if left alone, or if it were 
cocooned within the safe confines of a meteoroid or asteroid that it couldn't 
survive for millions of years.

There's an interesting article on survival of microbes in space in the Journal 
of Cosmology titled "Microbial Survival Mechanisms and the Interplanetary 
Transfer of Life Through Space."
http://journalofcosmology.com/Panspermia9.html

And the Plausibility of Martian Microbes - Which was posted/linked to on the 
Met-List in 2004
http://www.mail-archive.com/meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com/msg21972.html
Original Article: 
http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/941/plausibility-of-martian-microbes

Also good reads from LPI, NASA, and Astrobiology Magazine.

Fossil Life in ALH 84001?
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lpi/meteorites/life.html

Evidence of Ancient Martian Life in Meteorite ALH84001?
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/marslife.html

And these articles on extremophiles and other extreme life propagating environs:
http://www.astrobio.net/hottopic_origins_extremelife.php

The evidence of life transfer from reputable sources is growing.

The more we learn about meteorites the more we realize that they are the key to 
understanding everything.

Regards,
Eric




On 8/21/2010 10:18 AM, Charles O'Dale wrote:
> Apparently this is a hoax, sorry about that guys !!  : (
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