Mysterious Evidence of Life on Red Planet
By siliconindia   |   Friday, 28 October 2011, 23:29 IST
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Plant life on Mars This photo points to sand dunes on Mars, and is located in the southern hemisphere of the Red Planet. It resembles aerial view of Earth's deserts covered by shrubs. A Hungarian research team, studying these photos on similar areas believes that the black dots are living trees or shrubs. The NASA research teams, however, disagree. Their findings suggest that the dark spots are the effects of defrosting process on Mars and are not signs of life.
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Mars Trees This is another photo that is much like spread trees, when seen from above. The renowned author Arthur C. Clarke feels they are like Earth's Banyan trees. Many photos taken during different times of a year, show that these forms change with seasons, growing during the increased warmth of Mars's spring season, just like any vegetation. NASA has again rejected this theory, and explained these away as defrosting phenomenon.

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