Just read the findings....very interesting. This is a prime example of why we should get people to the planet as quickly as possible. It doesn't matter how sophisticated a probe is, it will never be able to replace a human explorer with the equipment to do the work that needs to be done. If the source of the methane is biological and buried nearly 2 miles down in the rock, to find our for sure they will need to drill down to the site....there's no probe capable of doing this. Samples need to be taken and thin sectioned to find out what's happening. The only way to do this is to have a drill crew there, doing the job.
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