Posted: Sep 12, 2018 8:52 pm
This question initially peaked my interest but then came the pessimism:
1) How sure are they that they got the exact correct formula for the moon's environmental makeup? Any small deviation could be a setup for error.
2) The presence of organic molecules and ice alone is insufficient for life. I suspect there are many such entities in the vast universe (planets, moons, etc) all of which have no life whatsoever.
3) What about the effects of radiation (solar or otherwise) on the ability to sustain life?
And the list goes on...
This wouldn't be the first time researchers made a big goof and it wasn't revealed until decades later......just sayin'
1) How sure are they that they got the exact correct formula for the moon's environmental makeup? Any small deviation could be a setup for error.
2) The presence of organic molecules and ice alone is insufficient for life. I suspect there are many such entities in the vast universe (planets, moons, etc) all of which have no life whatsoever.
3) What about the effects of radiation (solar or otherwise) on the ability to sustain life?
And the list goes on...
This wouldn't be the first time researchers made a big goof and it wasn't revealed until decades later......just sayin'