[FPSPACE] STONE-6, Microbes 0

[jeoberg at comcast.net]

This is a really poor experiment, since the thermal profile of an earth-impacting martian meteor is vastly different from a shallow earth-orbiting vehicle return -- from Mars, there would be much higher G's but much briefer thermal exposure. It's like tying an eagle to the wing of a 747 and after the test flight has dismembered the bird, concluding that feathered aerial flight was impossible.



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From: "LARRY KLAES" <ljk4 at msn.com> 

> STONE-6, Microbes 0 
> 
> http://www.astrobio.net/news/article2889.html 
> 
> Using an artificial meteorite, scientists have determined that organisms in 
> meteorites wouldn't survive a fall to Earth. However, the study does show 
> that 
> meteorites could still retain biosignatures that would provide evidence for 
> life 
> on other worlds. 
> 
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