We are not ready for the changes that life on the Red Planet may bring.
Is there life on Mars? This is a question that has intrigued science since the moment it made the decision to explore this planet.
As time passes, we gradually perceive the mystery, in order to prepare for the trip to send humans to Mars. But what about the other question? Recently, a NASA expert revealed some information to us. That is, we are very close to the answer, on the verge of finding real life, but humanity is not ready for it.
As expected, in 2020 there will be two missions to send rovers to Mars to dig deep into the surface of the planet and find life there. In other words, we’ll probably find out in the next few years.
If the answer is yes, that would be a revolutionary discovery. But according to Dr Jim Green, director of NASA’s planetary science division, “we are not prepared for this time.”
“I’m pretty nervous. I think we’re about to find life and announce it. But it will create a new revolution in thought, and I don’t think we’re prepared for it yet.”
In 2020, Earth and Mars will have fairly close orbits. This creates an opportunity for new Mars-related missions, and there are already five space agencies around the world looking to take advantage of it.
China and the United Arab Emirates are preparing for the first lift-off by transporting probes and autonomous robots to the red planet. NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) have also sent robots to probe the rafts, in order to find traces of organic matter.
According to Dr. Green, these projects all have the potential to be successful, and if that happens, then like the heliocentric theory of the 16th century, everything we know so far must change. That’s why he thinks the Earth is not prepared for this.
“What happens next will be a whole new set of questions. Is life there similar to ours? What is the connection with the Earth? Can life move from one planet to another? …? “
NASA’s Mars rover is scheduled to land in February 2021. ESA’s Rosalind Franklin robot landed a month later. The two will explore areas of ancient lakes and oceans – which once contained water.
Mars isn’t the only place that could potentially hold water in space. Venus also had water 3 billion years ago, before its atmosphere became dense with poison gas 700 million years ago.
“There is no reason to assume that there will not be another civilization there, as we have already found a lot of exoplanets. The concept of a ‘golden loop zone’ vital may be necessary.
