Episode from the podcastIs Mars Habitable? by Alfred Russel Wallace (1823 - 1913)

Is Animal Life Possible on Mars?

Released Thursday, 30th May 2024

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Is Animal Life Possible on Mars?

Is Animal Life Possible on Mars?

Thursday, 30th May 2024

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In 1907 Wallace wrote the short book Is Mars Habitable? to criticize the claims made by Percival Lowell that there were Martian canals built by intelligent beings. Wallace did months of research, consulted various experts, and produced his own scientific analysis of the martian climate and atmospheric conditions. Among other things Wallace pointed out that spectroscopic analysis had shown no signs of water vapour in the Martian atmosphere, that Lowell's analysis of Mars's climate was seriously flawed and badly overestimated the surface temperature, and that low atmospheric pressure would make liquid water, let alone a planet girding irrigation system, impossible. (from Wikipedia)

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