NASA | The Mystery of Martian Methane

[gambleyourhealth]

interplanetary cow farts.

[starview1]

Martian Farts?

[caimingyang2010]

是火星啊！

[HYPNOTICVIDEO]

My question is why does Nasa always say it's microbial life? If they have already found microbial life in a meteor that fell to earth and now discovering methane on Mars does this not show a second verification that the chances of finding larger living things seems very probable ?

[quaxk]

@HYPNOTICVIDEO the discovery of micro fossils in a martian meteorite is controversial, they could have been formed from inorganic structures, the question of (microscopic) life on mars remain open, look up 'ALH 84001' for more information

[johnsmdm]

keep your noses out of Mars got it hunh!

[metabolgia]

something were farting on mars. that means life.

[chessie2003]

lol

[scatman1988]

landfill??

[Climbatizecombat]

gotta be life there, since it don't last long without a lifeform recycling it

[comistores]

i heard something about it, its really interesting.

[Eggyvideos]

Is it true that Nasa or Esa have discovered microscopic bugs feeding underneath the rocks on Mars?

[Metallicjoe]

yup, they eat a lot...

[theblackBay]

Hey guy! ease up a bit on the Mars issue you'll have to many people distracted away from our petty little wars here on earth!

how are we going to kill each other when people are distracted with all this opportunity out in our universe?

[ChemicalMikeUK]

instead of debating whether theres life on mars, i have a better idea. lets terra-form it and put life on it. then we can colonise it.

[RantzinmyPantz]

We will never be able to walk around on Mars without suits, you see there's no magnetic field on Mars. The magnetic field on Earth blocks solar wind which would rip our atmoshpere away. So on mars any atmosphere you create will go off into space.

[ashleylovesdaddy]

You're half right. No magnetic field means nothing to block the radiation from the sun. That's why walking on the surface is problematic. And the temperature. Mars has an atmosphere, but a meager one.

[RantzinmyPantz]

Actually everything I said was right, there are certainly more factors but the fact remains- Mars' core went solid(cold), this killed the magnetic field which inturn allowed solar winds to rip the atmosphere from Mars (yes I realize a miniscule amt remains), once the atmoshpere diminished, the residual heat that is kept from sunshine was no longer trapped on the surface. Voila perpetual sub-zero conditions with no hope of ever changing that - barring some amazing attempt to reignite the core.

[ashleylovesdaddy]

@RantzinmyPantz Huh. I hadn't thought of the that. If the core is solid iron, rather than molten, does that guarantee no magnetic field? Is it possible for iron to solidify in the core of a planet but retain the magnetic field? Does it have to be spinning? I seriously would like to know. I can't afford to complete my college degree in everything I wish I could.

[jaybow1982]

@ashleylovesdaddy Well ummm, i was watching a documentary on this, but i forgot what it was called, and the scientists actually made a spinning core (that was solid) and a spinning outer layer that spun at different speeds, and they were actually able to create a magnetic field. But if it's not spinning, then there can be no more magnetic field.

[RantzinmyPantz]

Actually I'm 100% right, google movie search "Earth's Magnetic Sheild" it will show you everything.

[dismutased]

Wow, I must read up on this, I hadn't heard about concentrated sources of methane on Mars.

If it were geochemical, wouldn't it be a consistent output? Or at least no subject to surface seasons?

[Paragon0fVirtue]

Yes we don't know for sure, but there are 2 reasons why the volcanic model is the less probable. First is the fact that these methane releases are seasonal. Spring and Summer seasons. With a volcanic release that is sub-surface, the season would not be much of a factor. Even in the extreme cold, at least minimal traces would be detected. Second, if the Geothermal / Volcanic model was fact, then the combination of H20, CO2, and high temps, then SO2 should be detected as well, and hasn't yet.

[minnesotaboyz]

fricken awesome! i hope they are little bugs!

[ATV10Soccer]

I was reading this the other day and it is damn exciting! Imagine! Maybe life really existed on Mars!

[ALaudun]

I was reading something about this the other day. I appreciate you making a video about an issue like this. You need to do it more often

[Realmasterorder]

Methane is a strong indication of life since living organisms emit it !

Finally some truth uncovered about life on mars!

[LaddieGalicia]

i agree

[duhCider]

Our rovers are farting.

[friendsofjasonedmond]

Or...there are underground caverns full of cows!!!

[ApollwNotos]

4)We greeks made the world for you to leave in...!!!

[kaishininjou]

NASA should cross-reference this Methane Concentration chart with the chart showing concentration of subsurface H2O, as well as with the coordinates of known volcanoes. If there are areas where all three intersect, then those should be points of 'extreme interest'; unfortunately, since either biology or geology are still both possible causes for this, there's no way [at least, that I can see] to tell which one is the actual cause.

[Paragon0fVirtue]

Yes we don't know for sure, but there are 2 reasons why the volcanic model is the less probable. First is the fact that these methane releases are seasonal. Spring and Summer seasons. With a volcanic release that is sub-surface, the season would not be much of a factor. Even in the extreme cold, at least minimal traces would be detected. Second, if the Volcanic model was fact, then the combination of H20, CO2, and high temps, then SO2 should be detected as well, and hasn't yet.

[arvindjaradhya]

you've just solved part of the problem....

if the areas don't co-incide...then the promise for Biological activity is immense :D

[wowrocks29]

if there is life on earth, then they are probably hiding from us, because we are a violent, destructive race.

[Paragon0fVirtue]

This is exactly why we need to send a manned mission to Mars. Our rovers and landers are great instruments, but can not compare to the detail of human analysis. Instead of working to go back to the moon, we should go straight to Mars. We need to drill into the surface and bring up samples from deep within the planet where it is warm and the liquid H2O is. This methane is a great discovery and a great way to start off the new year.

[counterOWN]

it's easier to go to Mars from the moon because the gravity is lower, meaning less fuel is needed, also it would take like 3 years to get there and humans are prone to radiation, but scientists are working on radiation proof suits, so its possible.

[Paragon0fVirtue]

Why going to Mars from the Moon is ideal, it would take way to long. First the moon would have to be inhabited by a large construction crew who would live and work there. Second is bringing the equipment, tools, materials, and the like to the moon. We would spend more on launches. We need to have the colonization of the moon and a manned mission to Mars programs ran simultaneously. Not just NASA, the ESA, and the like. Utilize private space programs as well.

[SuperFinGuy]

LOL Mars is not so red anymore, why not look at the overwhelming evidence of life on Mars instead of hiding it?!

/watch?v=DYaJxlTx4nw and /watch?v=A0MTbQso0j4

[OmfgSmurf]

Cool. =]

[jleyens]

So hes saying this methane is being produced wither by water (water must still be persistant on mars then...) or by bacterial organisms ( life must then exist on mars)..

Isnt he then answering 2 major questions about mars. Is there water and is there life. Hmm interesting.

[merdufer]

I'd be the last person to buy into all this. Show me the organism.

[Typhoon10000]

NASA for president!

[Omondii]

Amazing. I can't wait to hear more!

[beatboy001]

It is very interest.

[X3freako]

was it ture that mars was once an planet earth?

[BonScottAC]

Probably an alien taking a shit.

[BinkieMcFartnuggets]

The Martian's underground society is suffering because of their necessity to hide. Their septic systems are overflowing as we speak!

[ElyaThorn]

wow, so extraterrestrial life might be closer to home than we originally thought! Unfortunately for some, no little green men yet. LOL

[Blazer278]

great

[mahindra123456789]

good job and thank you for posting this video i love science!

[StupidShouldHurtBad]

What is the origin of the methane? It originates from a friend of mine, after he eats dairy products!

[ssnatcherss]

The methane is seasonal?

Sounds biological...

[fullofstars1]

There's a lot more on Mars than Methane.

N.A.S.A.= Never A Straight Answer

[franksaninocencio]

math is universal!

[PR0GRAMMING]

Interesting

[GeminiAzules]

;) with certitude

[forger42]

Life on Mars would be really cool.

As long as the only place we know of with life is Earth, for all we know, life could be extremely rare or non-existent outside our ecosystem (though I doubt it). But if life developed independently on two planets right next to each other, that would indicate that life is extremely common, and that would just be amazing

[magick205]

Agreed, it would be very cool. Put the only way to know for sure is another mission to bring back some samples to due some close up research. There is a sample return mission set for 2015, but if the orbits are right, I'd like to see that moved up. Maybe bring back some fossils?

[boooshi]

Maybe Oprah s' ass is up there cuttin the cheeze

[Jagdeepkaler]

omfg lmao to much!!!

[GaruruTheWolf]

whoops, didn't mean to copy+paste the reply below me. o0

Anyway, this is amazing stuff. There has to be life there. I'd love to hear what NASA has to say about all of these photos of what looks like standing water and lakes surrounded by what appears to be vegetation.

[DarkarSheik]

Woah... there's not such thing as standing water or vegetation in Mars and that's been already proved by the already sent probes. It was just a myth from a couple of tenths of years ago. Relatively not "new" that's for sure, but nah... no water. There are some signs of what WAS water and microbiologic beings but that's no longer a current phenomenon.

[GaruruTheWolf]

Well, the Phoenix probe did discover water-ice, and NASA has shown drainage channels that have formed within the past few years, which means that liquid water did flow across the ground in those spots. But I suppose I was referring to the "conspiracy" images taken by the various Mars orbiters that appear to show vegetation and lakes (And they really do appear to be this). Who knows what they really are, but they look suspicious to me. :)

[GaruruTheWolf]

I think that methane is a cause by chemical reactions. But i hope not :)

[pndb]

I think that methane is a cause by chemical reactions. But i hope not :)

[eustachio79]

i read some years ago a pubblication where a way to detect life on a plante is to find gas like Oxigen or Methane in the atmosfer

: Also the Galileo Probe in 1995 (detected) life on earth just examing the gas in the owr Atmosfer

[GoreTorn16]

I love Mars

[fictionjunnkie]

mmmm, m! Smell that martian cow poop!

[EtaCarinae22]

Wonderful, absolutely wonderful. Let's get that mission going!

[drejtool]

@EtaCarinae22

I think that the russians are going there first! They are doing the preparations and tests lately!

But is a great idea to just go, no mater witch country!

[supersetan2008]

Alien toilet! Ha ha. Kidding. Great findings. Go NASA!

[KevinBan2]

Great Video

[terrence0258]

Lobby the Obama administration to jump start a Mission to Mars!

[ojmardueno]

the cost would be too much and the chance of the trip being a one way ticket for whoever decided to go.

but yeah, it would be nice to see it in our lifetimes, I doubted though.