Life on Mars If the surface life has been reanimated as recently as 450,000 years ago, then rovers on Mars could find dormant but still viable life at a depth of one meter below the surface, according to an estimate. In 1965, the Mariner 4 probe discovered that Mars had no global magnetic field that would protect the planet from potentially life-threatening cosmic radiation and solar radiation; observations made in the late 1990s by the Mars Global Surveyor confirmed this discovery. Scientists speculate that the lack of magnetic shielding helped the solar wind blow away much of Mars's atmosphere over the course of
Jesus on Mars Orme reaffirms his commitment and the novel ends abruptly with a sense of the years of impending struggle against the forces of evil. Greg Costikyan reviewed "Jesus on Mars" in "Ares Magazine" #1. Costikyan commented that ""Jesus on Mars" would be brilliant if it were written by a novice; but from Farmer, one expects better things." Jesus on Mars Jesus on Mars is a 1979 science fiction novel by American writer Philip José Farmer, set on Mars and involving an alien civilization. It makes social commentary on a just society and on religious belief. An unmanned scientific probe sent to