HOW THE NASA VIKING MISSION FOUND MICROBIAL LIFE ON MARS - Part 1

In the following video parts 1 through 5 former NASA Viking Lander astrobiologist Gilbert V. Levin describes the instrument he had designed and built for the first ever search for life on another planet - Mars. Levin feels all his data points to the discovery of microorganisms in the soil of Mars and not the chemical reactions involving oxidants that his critics often cite. Most of the popular television science documentaries produced today rarely mention the biology results from the 1976 twin Viking Lander. When they do mention the biology experiments they erroneously state that Viking found no evidence for life nor do they seek to interview Levin. There is no doubt as Levin's peer reviewed scientific papers show strong evidence for microbial life on Mars and is the reason that this video is being broadcast to the world - to hear the other side of the story.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Mars
• NASA
• Viking Lander
• Astrobiology
• Gilbert V. Levin
• life on Mars
• life in the universe
• labeled release experiment
• Mars Sample Return
• Mars exploration.

[montygrip]

Keep up the good work!! We're listening!!

[americanhindi]

Thanks for these videos.

[Sniffy79]

How sad that millions of views are wasted on something as stupid as Miss Teen USA and this, one of most significant scientific discoveries has 399 views. Sigh. Keep fighting the food fight Levin...we appreciate your work and dedication.

[chrisdahms]

" Experiments prompted by a 2008 surprise from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander suggest that soil examined by NASA's Viking Mars landers in 1976 may have contained carbon-based chemical building blocks of life. "

- NASA press release September 3rd, 2010.