ocr: Ut9 I - Small but significant traces of organic processes THE: SEARCHI FOR LIFE were detected. It: seems that: something in the METEORIES Martian soil did indeed fix the carbon. Something...but THE SETI PROGRAM not necessarily living organisms. The following phenomena were noted: Increased light intensity does not increase the reaction. - The reaction is inhibited in the presence of water. Sterilizing the sample at 175°C does not completely stop the reaction. Several nypotheses were rormulated to explain these findings. The organic molecules may have been formed non biologically. The Martian s ...
