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0 pointspfdietz6y ago0 comments

No, because the origin of life on Mars would probably be the same event as on Earth, with life having been transferred by impact ejecta. It would not allow us to conclude that origin of life was common.

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dleslie6y ago

Perhaps, or perhaps it's different enough that it most likely developed independently.

pfdietzOP6y ago

In which case, why haven't we seen it already on Earth? Life will have been transferred back and forth between Earth and Mars for billions of years.

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dleslie6y ago

Perhaps, or perhaps it's different enough that it most likely developed independently.

pfdietzOP6y ago

In which case, why haven't we seen it already on Earth? Life will have been transferred back and forth between Earth and Mars for billions of years.

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