Implications of Curiosity's findings for the Viking labeled-release experiment and life on Mars

Gilbert V. Levin

doi:10.1117/12.2023063

26 September 2013 Implications of Curiosity's findings for the Viking labeled-release experiment and life on Mars

Gilbert V. Levin

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Proceedings Volume 8865, Instruments, Methods, and Missions for Astrobiology XVI; 886503 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023063
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2013, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Curiosity’s latest reported findings, or lack thereof, are interpreted from the standpoint of their implications for the Viking Labeled Release experiment, and for life on Mars in general. As of the writing of this abstract, Curiosity has reported no findings related to those anticipated by the author’s last year’s paper, “Stealth Life Detection Experiments Aboard Curiosity.” However, Curiosity scientists have stated that soil and rock samples have been taken and analyzed, and abundant images have been downloaded. The only (indirectly) relevant reports issued by Curiosity scientists concern small-molecule organics found in a soil sample, which simple compounds they suggest might be terrestrial contamination, and images of rocks with colored (green) patches, the latter not of sufficient resolution (of which the cameras are capable) to detect possible evidence of biology. Hopefully, by the time of preparation of the body of this paper, more information will be available.

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Gilbert V. Levin "Implications of Curiosity's findings for the Viking labeled-release experiment and life on Mars", Proc. SPIE 8865, Instruments, Methods, and Missions for Astrobiology XVI, 886503 (26 September 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023063

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