Possible present day habitats for life on Mars (Including potential Mars special regions): Difference between revisions

Another paper published in 2012 uses cluster analysis [[cluster analysis]] and suggested once more that they may have detected biological activity.<ref name="Bianciardi-2012">{{cite journal |last=Bianciardi |first=Giorgio |last2=Miller |first2=Joseph D. |last3=Straat |first3=Patricia Ann |last4=Levin |first4=Gilbert V. |title=Complexity Analysis of the Viking Labeled Release Experiments |url=http://central.oak.go.kr/repository/journal/11315/HGJHC0_2012_v13n1_14.pdf|journal=IJASS |date=March 2012 |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=14–26 |bibcode=2012IJASS..13...14B |doi=10.5139/IJASS.2012.13.1.14 |accessdate=2012-04-15|quote= These analyses support the interpretation that the Viking LR experiment did detect extant microbial life on Mars }}</ref><ref name="NGS-20120413">{{cite news |last=Than |first=Ker |title=Life on Mars Found by NASA's Viking Mission? |url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/04/120413-nasa-viking-program-mars-life-space-science/ |date=2012-04-13 |work=[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]] |accessdate=2013-07-16 }}</ref>

 

 

In short, the findings are intriguing but there is no consensus yet on whether the correct interpretation is biological or chemical. Most scientists still favour the chemical explanation, though a few scientists have recently shown renewed interest in a possible biological explanation.