There Is Definitely Methane on Mars, Scientists Say. But Is It a Sign of Life?

space,com ^ | 04/01/2019 | Mike Wall

[NohSpinZone]

Ban cow farts on Mars!

[Pearls Before Swine]

It’s proof that wild cows once roamed the Martian plains. But they are gone now, and their methane is all that remains.

[Hugin]

Cow farts on Mars? Better send OAC to help the Martians save their planet!

[imardmd1]

Martian farting cows already messing up the ecology there? Ask AOC. She knows. ( /s )

[BenLurkin]

[BitWielder1]

There is Methane on the gas giants too.
(Ducking for the mandatory Uranus jokes).

[JimRed]

Is there an origin for methane other than as a waste product of living things?

[FalloutShelterGirl]

Methane on Mars - Proof of Life!

Newborn Baby - nope.

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

The fact that so much hydrocarbons are found in the solar system brings the whole peak oil theory into question.

[Sacajaweau]

My first thought, too.....Cow Farts...

Now a sensible guess....underground volcanoes?? but of a different sort than the norm....maybe flat and more like a smoldering campfire

[Jeff Chandler]

Click

[Sacajaweau]

volcanoes

[Track9]

Excellent.

[M Kehoe]

Everybody can just chill. I had kimchi, beer, refried beans and tequila a few nights ago. All in the same evening.

Sorry, the flatulence attained escape velocity because of the massive amount of SO2.

My bad NASA.

5.56mm

[Sacajaweau]

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181120073817.htm

[ssaftler]

Bay Area people will remember the old “Cows? In Berkeley?” ads for a local dairy (Berkeley Farms), but this even better!

When do “Martian Farms” dairy products hit the grocery shelves?

[Grimmy]

I think that’s pronounced Nasa.

[Rocky]

That’s classic!

[Rocky]

Yes, people in the know have had the answers for years.