"Why was it significant that the Phoenix lander found ice on Mars? Haven't we known for some time that Mars has ice caps at its poles?"
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Question
If extrasolar giant gas planets are in the habitable zone around their star, and if they have moons, can they supoort complex life?
Yes, that is a reasonable expectation. Astrobiologists increasingly consider the big moons of giant planets to be potentially habitable, both in our solar system (for example, Europa and perhaps Titan) and for planets circling other stars. David Morrison
NAI Senior Scientist
October 23, 2006
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