Mars And Venus May Both Support Life , Says Cambridge Professor.
(United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received November 17, 10.55 a.m.) LONDON, November 16. THAT life may exist on both Venus and Mars is the conclusion of Dr A. S. Eddington, Professor of Astronomy at Cambridge University. In his latest publication he says that Venus, as far as is known, would be well adapted to life similar to ours. The planet is about the same size as the earth. It is nearer the sun, but is probably no warmer. As regards Mars, Dr Eddington says that the two essentials, air and water, are both present, but the scanty Martian atmosphere is thinner than the earth’s, but is nevertheless adequate. It has been proved to contain oxygen. If animal life exists on that mysterious planet it wilt probably be a different form of life from ours, as Mars has every appearance of being a planet long past its prime.—United Service.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18615, 17 November 1928, Page 2
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