Is there oil on Mars?

[jatslo]

<font face="verdana">Well, as the planet warms, as in global warming, ice undergoes changes, and those changes can form wetlands from areas previously frozen in permafrost. If any hydrocarbon is locked into the melting permafrost, the process of decay releases various chemical signatures into the atmosphere that are detectible. So if the planet is warming, new peaking in things like "Methane", CO₂ would be observable, and warming would accelerate as a result, etc.<br /><br /></font>

 

[extrasense]

"there is no reason to believe that Mars is absent of petroleum, natural gas , OR coal. "<br /><br />What do you think of this. Is it a coal? <br /><br />http://www.markcarey.com/mars/discuss-29877-this-is-not-rock-not-in-my-book.html<br /><br /><br />e <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> s

 

[jatslo]

It is a rock.

 

[najab]

I just read the entire thread - my head hurts.

 

[extrasense]

<<it is a rock>><br /><br />sure, a regular rock with antennae.<br />Thanks for clearing the things up<br /><br />e <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> s<br />

 

[lampblack]

No... water. There's a suggestion that water comes from comets.<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#0000ff"><strong>Just tell the truth and let the chips fall...</strong></font> </div>

 

[bonzelite]

bump to refresh. <br />

 

[jatslo]

I was flaming mad in this thread; funny. Kind of like going back and looking at the family album.

 

[bonzelite]

sorry i brought it back, then. i didn't know. <br /><br />i did read JohnClarke's posts on kerogens. and the need for sufficient hydrocarbons and decaying biomass. so far, that leaves big strikes in disfavor for oil, insofar as what we currently know.

 

[jatslo]

That is one side of it; there is another side; one that is volcanic. Not present volcanism, but past. Type "A" is volcanic, and type "B" is biologic.<br /><br />Methane is technically petrolium, and there is evidence for it. Microbes convert petroleum to water, and there is evidence for it. ... and so on, and so on ... Just a couple of posts up I mentioned permafrost too, but do you think anyone noticed? No they didn't; they are talking about permafrost now though.<br /><br />You know what bonzelite, it is here with us on Earth, and I have no reason to think that it is not thriving in the universe too, but the powers that be got to see the evidence first, when, in fact, the evidence is staring them right in the face.<br /><br />You remember what old Jatslo said, back in Sept. 2005, because it is highly likely that I am right on the money. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> JonClarke is way COOL, though. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> He is the only one who offered could intelligence on the subject.<br /><br />Of course, I was flamming long before this thread started, and I don't remember why. Probably something to do with faster than the speed of light or superliminal speeds in general.

 

[bonzelite]

say a bit more on petrolium as a methanogen. and you mentioned permafrost and.... what about it? it's been known to exist on mars for quite some time. please explain more....

 

[jatslo]

Permafrost: LINK<br />Bulk of the evidence I gather here, but I am waiting for MARSIS data just like everyone else: LINK <br /><br />I know enough to make a strong valid argument, and I can base a testable hypothesis off of Earth models. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> In fact, if you are fast, you could write and publish a book yourself. <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />