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Martian fossil microbes
> One thing I am wondering. The supposed Martian microfossils are much smaller
> than fossil Earthly bacteria of equal age. Are there any professional
> biologists who can say whether any modern nonviral life (bacteria?) are as
> small as the Martian "fossils"?
That was one of the first things we noticed here too. In some cases
the supposed microbes were only a few wavelengths of light long!
(I guess that rules out eyes, eh? - Just kidding, no flames!) But
there are two questions that need to be answered: 1) are there any
living bacteria of similar size (2-4 microns long and only half
a micron in width) and 2) are there any fossils of such bacteria
in the pre-cambrian (archaeozoic?) ?
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^ _/ _/_/_/ _/ Richard "Rik" Hill ^
^ _/ _/ _/ _/ Sr. Research Spec. ^
^ _/ _/ _/ _/ Planetary Occultations Group ^
^ _/ _/_/_/ _/ Planetary Atmospheres Group ^
^ _/ _/ _/ LUNAR & PLANETARY LAB. ^
^ _/ _/ _/ Univ. of Arizona ^
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^ rhill@lpl.arizona.edu ^
^ http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~rhill ^
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