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November 27, 2009

Marvin could have seen this

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1, a meteorite is super famous because of 2. Identify 1, put some details about 2.

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Answer:

Quoting Dibyo

ALH 84001 was found in Antarctica during the 1984-1985 Antarctic summer. It was found by a team of meteorite hunters from the ANSMET program, which is sponsored by the Polar Programs Office of the U.S. National Science Foundation

The rock has crystalline lines which scientists thought were mineral deposits that replaced bacteria. This assumption was far fetched. The lines are simply strings of crystals that normally form on Earth in a magnetic field

21 Responses to “Marvin could have seen this”

  1. Dibyo Says:

    ALH 84001 was found in Antarctica during the 1984-1985 Antarctic summer. It was found by a team of meteorite hunters from the ANSMET program, which is sponsored by the Polar Programs Office of the U.S. National Science Foundation

    The rock has crystalline lines which scientists thought were mineral deposits that replaced bacteria. This assumption was far fetched. The lines are simply strings of crystals that normally form on Earth in a magnetic field

    Dibyo

  2. AC Says:

    1. ALH84001 – martian meteorite found in Antarctica.

    2. Electron microscopic image of the fragment of the meteorite. It revealed bacteria like lifeforms. But the debate is still going on whether the bacteria is really martian or is because of contamination on Earth.


  3. shashank Says:

    1. ALH84001 – meteorite supposed to have originated on mars.
    2. believed to be the fossilized remains of nanobacteria. If true, then we have a contact!

    shashank

  4. nishansolo Says:

    1. Allan Hills 84001. ALH 84001 is thought to be from Mars, is a meteorite that was found in Allan Hills, Antarctica.
    2. Under the scanning electron microscope, the worm like structures were revealed to be the remains of the form of fossils of bacteria-like lifeforms. This provides the most compelling evidences of Bacterial life existing on Mars. The so called bio-morphs are embedded beneath the surface layers of the rock, suggesting that they were already present when the meteorite arrived, rather than being the result of subsequent contamination by Earthly bacteria.


  5. krudebox Says:

    The ALH84001 meteorite, thought to be from Mars, was found on December 1984 on Antarctica.
    An electron microscope reveals bacteria-like structures in the meteorite fragment. Proving the existence of Life on Mars once upon a time.
    -Wiki lift


  6. sidsen Says:

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    Shergotty meteorite and the ALH84001 meteorite – the theory that little green men are actually little green microbes


  7. Chinmaya U.Holla Says:

    Meteorite fragment ALH 84001 found in Antarctica has chain structures.Possibly indicating life.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALH84001


  8. Mo Says:

    ALH84001,

    On August 6, 1996[4] ALH 84001 became newsworthy when it was announced that the meteorite may contain evidence for traces of life from Mars, as published in an article in Science by David McKay of NASA.[5]

    The electron microscope revealed chain structures in meteorite fragment ALH84001
    Under the scanning electron microscope structures were revealed that may be the remains—in the form of fossils—of bacteria-like lifeforms. The structures found on ALH 84001 are 20-100 nanometres in diameter, similar in size to the theoretical nanobacteria, but smaller than any known cellular life at the time of their discovery. If the structures are really fossilized lifeforms, they would be the first solid evidence of the existence of extraterrestrial life, aside from the chance of their origin being terrestrial contamination.[6]


  9. Mrinalini Says:

    (1) is the Mars meteorite fragment found in Antarctica in the 80s. When it was examined under an electron microscope fossilised life-forms like (2) akin to bacteria were observed and this started off a frenzy about the possibility of life on Mars.


  10. Logik Says:

    Allen hills. AH84000L . Famous for martian bacteria/life form.


  11. Logik Says:

    Allen hills. ALH84001 meteorite. Famous for the martian bacteria/lifeform.


  12. Raghuvansh Says:

    ALH84001, Mars meteorite recovered from Antarctica, containing what were believed to be fossilized microorganisms.


  13. joe Says:

    ALH84001 Life on mars, etc.


  14. Ananth Says:

    Allan Hills (ALH) 84001.
    Came into news due to structures (the ‘bacillus’ in image 2) that were believed to be fossilized bacteria.

    Ananth

  15. Rogi Says:

    ALH84001, the “life on Mars” meteorite, which may contain up to 25% fossilized Martian bacteria.
    Per Wikipedia:
    Some structures resembling the mineralized casts of terrestrial bacteria and their appendages (fibrils) or by-products (extracellular polymeric substances) occur in the rims of carbonate globules and preterrestrial aqueous alteration regions. The size and shape of the objects is consistent with Earthly fossilized nanobacteria, but the existence of nanobacteria itself is controversial.


  16. udupendra Says:

    Meteorite from Mars that had bacteria like structures fossilized on them. Details here – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALH84001

    udupendra

  17. shrik Says:

    1. Allan Hills 84001 – a lump of meteorite found in Antarctica

    2. An electron microscope visual of the ALH84001 showing chain-like bacteria-type ‘life forms’ – nanobacteria.

    shrik

  18. Rithwik K Says:

    1 – Allan Hills 84001

    The electron microscope revealed chain structures in meteorite fragment ALH84001


  19. xtremevarun Says:

    ALH84001 ;polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are formed when bacteria die,the ones in this one do not resemble anything ‘earthly’


  20. Ps Says:

    Allan Hills 84001 or ALH 84001, the metorite in antarctica that raised the entire life on mars (2) debate, with the possibility of fosilised bacteria.

    Meh! Always knew the little green chaps were watching us


  21. q factor Says:

    1.Allan Hills 84001
    2.The electron microscope revealed chain structures in meteorite fragment ALH84001


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