The meeting of the Chamber's Scientific, Space and Technology Committee is usually a serious
matter in which the representatives of the NASA space agency are grilled on the practical
aspects of the ongoing projects and the allocation of the budget. However, things took a
turn for the esoteric this week when NASA representatives were grilled by a congressman that
Mars could never have been the home of an ancient civilization.
NASA SCIENTIST GRID ON LIFE ON MARS BY A CONGRESSMAN
The meeting started fairly normally, with one of NASA's top scientists Ken Farley appeared
before the House committee to update representatives on plans for the next Mars rover
mission. In the course of his testimony in the House, Farley told members of Congress that
it appears that the Red Planet was once home to a vast body of water in the distant past.
This revelation prompted California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher to dig deeper.
"You indicated that Mars was totally different thousands of years ago," the politician asked
Farley, "is it possible that there was a civilization on Mars thousands of years ago?"
Farley replied that he had no evidence to suggest that an alien civilization had ever
populated the Red Planet and seemed to be quite amused by the interrogation line. However,
Rohrabacher was undaunted and asked Farley if he would rule out the possibility that there
had ever been an ancient civilization on Mars. In response, Farley said, "I would say it is
extremely unlikely."
It is believed that in the distant past, Mars was a habitable planet with a strong
atmosphere that would perhaps have allowed the development of extra-terrestrial life.
However, no evidence has ever been discovered to suggest that once intelligent life roamed
the surface of the Red Planet and scientists believe that if there was life on Mars, it
would probably be just microbial.
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