Did You See Them
24th July 2018, 11:16
New research claims that the moon could have supported life during two windows of its history, four and 3.5 billion years ago.
A study published in the journal Astrobiology has found that simple lifeforms could have survived on the lunar surface during two periods 3.5 and 4 billion years ago.
The study was conducted by two scientists, Professor Dirk Schulze-Makuch, an astrobiologist at Washington State University, and Professor Ian Crawford of Birkbeck, University of London.
They believe the moon must have been spewing out so much super-heated volatile gas, including water vapour, during these periods that it could have sustained life.
"If liquid water and a significant atmosphere were present on the early moon for long periods of time, we think the lunar surface would have been at least transiently habitable," Professor Schulze-Makuch said.
more ..
https://news.sky.com/story/moon-may-have-been-habitable-4-billion-years-ago-11446967
Interesting article and somewhat supports the views of John Lear that the Moon still has a thin atmosphere and water today.
A study published in the journal Astrobiology has found that simple lifeforms could have survived on the lunar surface during two periods 3.5 and 4 billion years ago.
The study was conducted by two scientists, Professor Dirk Schulze-Makuch, an astrobiologist at Washington State University, and Professor Ian Crawford of Birkbeck, University of London.
They believe the moon must have been spewing out so much super-heated volatile gas, including water vapour, during these periods that it could have sustained life.
"If liquid water and a significant atmosphere were present on the early moon for long periods of time, we think the lunar surface would have been at least transiently habitable," Professor Schulze-Makuch said.
more ..
https://news.sky.com/story/moon-may-have-been-habitable-4-billion-years-ago-11446967
Interesting article and somewhat supports the views of John Lear that the Moon still has a thin atmosphere and water today.