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NASA’s Curiosity rover found methane on Mars, leading to excitement whether this was an indication of life. However, later it fallen back to usual levels.

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What caused this variation?

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transient methane plume,

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Significance of its discovery on Mars?

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methane asel mhnje already mars var life ahe asa tyacha arth hoto,pan ajun confirm nahi jhalay.

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What is Methane?

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-naturally occuring gases

-Most of the methane on Earth is produced in
biological processes — by microbes, as underground natural gas that formed by earlier generations of microbial life.

  • most of the methane-producing microbes live in the digestive systems of animals, especially cows.
  • it also occur in formations such as rocks, springs and aquifers.
  • it’s short lived.
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NASA’s Curiosity

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  • car-sized robotic rover
  • The rover’s goals include: investigation of the Martian climate and geology ; are the conditions their favorable for microbial life, including investigation of the role of water