The uninhabited island is in Nunavut\u0027s Qikiqtaaluk region and has conditions similar to the red planet.
Astrobiologist Haley Sapers, an adjunct professor at York University in the Lassonde School of Engineering, is leading the team at the McGill Arctic Research Station, or MARS, on Axel Heiberg Island. The uninhabited island is in Nunavut’s Qikiqtaaluk region and has conditions similar to the red planet.Under the 24-hour midnight sun, they plan to study super-salty cold springs that release methane on Gypsum Hill, about a 45-minute hike from the research station.
“Methane is a really important atmospheric gas here on Earth because it contributes significantly to global warming,” said Sapers, a visiting scientist with the California Institute of Technology. “It’s also a really interesting gas on Mars … And we don’t understand exactly where it’s coming from or where it’s disappearing to.”
On Earth, Sapers said, most methane is biogenic, meaning it’s produced by living organisms. The gas can also be produced by geological processes. Its presence on Mars could be evidence of past or present life, or indicate areas on the planet that could be inhabited in the future.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
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