Aliens 'are frozen in ocean'
Terrifying ... space expert believes Mars life-forms could wipe out civilisation on Earth
By PAUL SUTHERLAND
Sun Spaceman
December 12, 2006
KILLER Aliens are lying frozen beneath the surface of Mars, says a top UK space scientist — and he wants to WAKE them.
Planets expert John Murray believes life-forms on the Red Planet could be trapped in suspended animation.
He warns they could wipe out all human life if they are brought here and escape.
But he still wants to crash a rocket into the vast frozen ocean where he believes the creatures lie dormant — and revive them by adding water.
The prospects for life on Mars were boosted last week by Nasa’s discovery of running water on the planet.
Now Dr Murray, UK lead scientist with Europe’s Mars Express mission, claims he has overwhelming evidence of the frozen ocean near its equator where simple life could have thrived as microbes.
Discovery ... water flows on Mars
He wants the rocket to blast a crater into ice floes in the region — named Elysium — allowing access to the aliens.
Then he would land a follow-up probe to scoop up the soil, put it under a microscope and add water.
Both Nasa and the European Space Agency plan to bring samples of Mars 48million miles back to Earth in the next decade to be studied in a lab. That is where the danger lies.
Dr Murray said: “It is going to be extremely primitive life. We are talking about bacteria.
“The only danger is if we brought it back and it escaped, we could have a War Of The Worlds situation.
“Earth bacteria killed the invading Martians in that. The Martians brought to us could kill off humans.
“We’d best have a good look at things on Mars before bringing anything back.”
Dr Murray’s “alien resurrection” plans may not be fiction like movie Mars Attack. He said: “On Earth they have brought microbes in the Arctic back to life after 30,000 years.”
The Sun told last week how a moon base could be built within 20 years as a step towards people going to Mars.
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Terrifying ... space expert believes Mars life-forms could wipe out civilisation on Earth
Sun Spaceman
December 12, 2006
KILLER Aliens are lying frozen beneath the surface of Mars, says a top UK space scientist — and he wants to WAKE them.
Planets expert John Murray believes life-forms on the Red Planet could be trapped in suspended animation.
He warns they could wipe out all human life if they are brought here and escape.
But he still wants to crash a rocket into the vast frozen ocean where he believes the creatures lie dormant — and revive them by adding water.
The prospects for life on Mars were boosted last week by Nasa’s discovery of running water on the planet.
Now Dr Murray, UK lead scientist with Europe’s Mars Express mission, claims he has overwhelming evidence of the frozen ocean near its equator where simple life could have thrived as microbes.
Discovery ... water flows on Mars
He wants the rocket to blast a crater into ice floes in the region — named Elysium — allowing access to the aliens.
Then he would land a follow-up probe to scoop up the soil, put it under a microscope and add water.
Both Nasa and the European Space Agency plan to bring samples of Mars 48million miles back to Earth in the next decade to be studied in a lab. That is where the danger lies.
Dr Murray said: “It is going to be extremely primitive life. We are talking about bacteria.
“The only danger is if we brought it back and it escaped, we could have a War Of The Worlds situation.
“Earth bacteria killed the invading Martians in that. The Martians brought to us could kill off humans.
“We’d best have a good look at things on Mars before bringing anything back.”
Dr Murray’s “alien resurrection” plans may not be fiction like movie Mars Attack. He said: “On Earth they have brought microbes in the Arctic back to life after 30,000 years.”
The Sun told last week how a moon base could be built within 20 years as a step towards people going to Mars.
thesun.co.uk
