#44 - Planet Mars, Microbial Life, and You

Planet Mars. Throughout much of human history, it was thought to be just some weird orange star that moves... or something. But as it turns out, Earth and Mars share more in common than humanity ever suspected; including conditions favorable to life during different, yet overlapping periods of time. So where did life actually begin?Can life on Earth trace its ancestry back to the Red Planet? Or could any life we might someday find on Mars trace its origins to ancient microbial life from Earth?Join Ivan and Nate as they board a spaceship to Mars, a planet that might not have always been the frozen, dead ball of rust we see today, as they seek to answer the question: Could YOU be a Martian and not even know it? Tune in to find out.SOURCEShttps://science.nasa.gov/mars/facts/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/graphics/exploring-mars-map-panorama-pictureshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Schiaparellihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1938_radio_drama)https://sci.esa.int/web/mars-express/-/55481-the-ages-of-marshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earliest_known_life_formshttps://astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/in-search-of-panspermiahttp://www.manyworlds.space/index.php/2017/01/05/in-search-of-panspermia/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2845199/https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-finds-ancient-organic-material-mysterious-methane-on-mars/https://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/nasa-funded-study-extends-period-when-mars-could-have-supported-life/https://science.nasa.gov/resource/perseverance-finds-a-rock-with-leopard-spots/EPISODE CREDITS:Written & Researched by NateHosted by Ivan & NateProduced by: Darnell Brown Jr. IVInstagram: @supermysterybrosYouTube: @SuperMysteryBrosPodcastEmail: [email protected]