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What lifeform could live on Jupiter or Mars?

2008-08-11T22:56:00.000-07:00

Before we answer that question, let's ask another. What conditions are needed for life? As a living being, you should be able to answer that question! First, you need to breathe something. Next, you need to have something to eat and drink. Finally, you need to live in an environment that's not too hot or too cold to live.

As far as we know, no life exists on either Jupiter or Mars. At least not anything like ourselves. However, if life were to exist on either of these planets, what kind of life would it be?

Jupiter is a rather violent planet that has really severe storms and no solid surface. Its surface temperature is a chilly -110°C, but its lower atmosphere is extremely hot! If life did exist here, it would have to live in the upper atmosphere. If it lived in the lower atmosphere, it would burn up. The lifeform would have to breathe hydrogen or helium. It would have to eat other chemicals, such as methane or ammonia. Any lifeform on Jupiter would be totally different from anything we see here on Earth!

Mars is more likely to have life that is similar to ours here on Earth. Mars' atmosphere is much thinner than ours and consists of mainly carbon dioxide. Its surface temperature is -60°C. The only water that exists on Mars is in its North polar cap. Martian soil is unable to support life, since it has less organic matter in it than the Moon's surface. If life did exist here, it would probably live under the frozen Northern polar cap. Here tiny little pieces of life called "microbes" could live,eat, and breathe.

These microbes could be much like microbes that live right here on Earth. In frigid Antarctica, millions and millions of microbes live under the polar cap. In fact, in recent months there has been much debate as to whether life did exist on Mars long ago. We'll just have to wait and see...in the mean time, use your imagination!

To learn more about possible life on other planets, read Cosmos by Carl Sagan. To learn more about weird life that lives in Earth's southern polar cap, read Water, Ice, and Stone by Green.

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2008-08-11T22:27:00.000-07:00

2008-07-29T13:55:00.000-07:00

HaPPy 94th AnNiVerSaRy!! IgLeSia Ni CriStO!!!

2008-07-29T12:08:00.000-07:00

what a day again! im giving up!!

2008-07-29T11:42:00.000-07:00

It's 07/30/08 yesterday.. I woke up around 3pm.. my head is so heavy.. because of this blogging. i dont know how to start and earn for this. i really like doing it but i can't. somebody could help me earning for this blogging.

anywei, my bf(bryan) has come here in our house. im worried for him coz his final exam is about to come. everytime he is here, i see that he is tired and it seems like sleepy. actually i caught him sleeping in our sofa that i thought he still watching tv. and this is hard thing to do for me. to waken up him.. oh my god! i hate to do that coz its hard to wake up him. until the time has pass around 1am he wont wake up. thats the time i give up. giving up for waking up to him.. and now we still have misunderstanding bcoz of this little happens. i dont know now what to do to him...
ok, for now on i'll do a promise.. i'll never waken up him when he got slept again.. hmpf! bahala na siya sa buhay niya!

2008-07-15T02:00:00.001-07:00

on the way to the 22nd street!

2008-07-15T00:48:00.000-07:00

my sister "rizalie" and her hasband "jason"

were on the car!

say cheese!

On the way to 22nd street bar.. along to the marcos highway. near at the santa lucia mall! that me and my boyfriend "BRYAN".

my face so white! I look pale.. did you notice that??

pictures of mine!

2008-07-15T00:28:00.001-07:00

Ms. JerRyL JaNe H. GeRiDa

At the Car!

keep Smiling!!!

hahaha!!

just awaken!

That time I was bored.. so I fixed my hair and face and try to smile on my camera phone and see if am I good looking in the camera and reminiscing if a could be a model. hhmmm? can be or cant be?? hahaha!! lol! what the heck!!