It’s far more efficent, and produces far….far more reliable power. To use methane as a fuel source for power gen over the other options, solar fuel cells and wind gen. To be sure, there should be a primary and at the very least a secondary sources for power gen on Mars.

But if there’s methane on Mars in large quanities, it’ll sure make the whole job easier.

All that said, the source might be life. The source might fricking be life. When can such a thing be said in a remotely scientifically responsible way? Seriously. Not even to mention that if there is some other unknown process going on – that alone is totally exciting and would indeed suggest that Mars is not “dead” (in the metaphorical sense). Of course we don’t know and the odds are great that it isn’t life, but I think those of us watching the astronomy game from the stands should feel comfortable getting a little excited about the possibility.

The science you used to support your ideas was conjecture passed off as information, all in an effort to rub dirt in the eyes people who disagree with your opinion (Sadly enough, preemptively).

You need to check the tone of your article (and note). You are rude, arrogant, and mean spirited, even while using ridiculously BAD SCIENCE.

Oh, and Phil, over 90% of the atmospheric methane on Earth is biological in origin. I’m also pretty sure we have a few more tectonic events here.

Please bridge the gap with data instead of the bull you accuse everyone else of slingin’.

peace – phil is average

P.S. NASA has always been honest, huh Phil? Great huge pockets of magma everywhere on Mars, and right near the surface too. I’m still waiting on the dozens of STS videos they refuse to comment on. You should implicitly trust an organization structured by Nazis. Too bad The Von Braunanauts didn’t land ON THE GREEN PART OF MARS.

Go back to your “Bad Geology.”

Sounds like another commenter with an ax to grind. Next time, you should try comparing me to Hitler. That’ll earn you more troll points.

Extremely poor article, designed to get the screaming masses, well, screaming.

You need to be HONEST about the incredible lack of geological activity on mars (where’s all that MAGMA, phil?), the FACT that the majority of atmospheric methane on the Earth is from biological processes, and exactly what the atomic make-up of the carbon being discussed is and how that is relevant.

One last point about the MAGMA phil, you pulled that right out of a personal dark hole, with zero science behind it, if even that.

At least the Sun article had that.

Just another example of our totally stupid, irresponsible, lazy and rubbish gutter press over here!.

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