back to Venus with "durable" probe??

With all the current hype about Titan and what the initial findings have
been, I can't help but wonder why something durable isn't again sent to
Venus. I would think that of all the planets other than ours and Mars,
Venus might hold the best chance of finding a living organism. I think of
this because I remember a few years back how surprised scientists were that
organisms on earth were thriving off sulfur and at the bottom of the sea
floor. Venus would have similar environments so I would think it might hold
the best chance of finding actual life.

Gary

Gary Seven wrote:
With all the current hype about Titan and what the initial findings have
been, I can't help but wonder why something durable isn't again sent to
Venus. I would think that of all the planets other than ours and Mars,
Venus might hold the best chance of finding a living organism.

Why would you suspect that a hellish hot and baked dry surface
devoid of moisture would even be a chance, let alone a "best chance
for finding other life in our solar system.


I think of
this because I remember a few years back how surprised scientists were that
organisms on earth were thriving off sulfur and at the bottom of the sea
floor.

At least they have liquid water--a necessity for all life as we know
it.


Venus would have similar environments so I would think it might hold
the best chance of finding actual life.

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 21:32:57 GMT, Sam Wormley
wrote:

Gary Seven wrote:
With all the current hype about Titan and what the initial findings have
been, I can't help but wonder why something durable isn't again sent to
Venus. I would think that of all the planets other than ours and Mars,
Venus might hold the best chance of finding a living organism.

Why would you suspect that a hellish hot and baked dry surface
devoid of moisture would even be a chance, let alone a "best chance
for finding other life in our solar system.


I think we'd be better off looking for "pass life" in the solar system
instead of current life. Mars would seem to be the best choice.
-Rich

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 21:27:45 GMT, "Gary Seven"
wrote:

Venus might hold the best chance of finding a living organism. I think of
this because I remember a few years back how surprised scientists were that
organisms on earth were thriving off sulfur and at the bottom of the sea
floor. Venus would have similar environments so I would think it might hold
the best chance of finding actual life.

Uh, no. The surface is much too hot and dry for anyone to seriously
think it harbors life.

There has been some speculation that there may be a zone of the
atmosphere at high altitudes (30 miles) that might have temperature
and water vapor conditions conducive to bacterial life.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/space/1616042

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Michael McCulloch