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Here's the article about it. This is in the wake of the announcement earlier this week that phosphine metabolites had been detected in the Venusian atmosphere, and since they break down quickly, these metabolites are likely being replenished by a biological source, probably extremophile bacteria.
Now, these bacteria and their metabolites aren't exactly a valuable resource, and anything worthwhile on the surface would be hard to exploit because of atmospheric conditions (90% sulfuric acid) and temperature. This discovery is mostly just significant for research purposes. It's really hard to say what Russia could hope to gain from such a claim...
Maybe they want to go down in history as the first to confirm the discovery of extra-terrestrial life? That's my only theory so far. Any ideas?
Now, these bacteria and their metabolites aren't exactly a valuable resource, and anything worthwhile on the surface would be hard to exploit because of atmospheric conditions (90% sulfuric acid) and temperature. This discovery is mostly just significant for research purposes. It's really hard to say what Russia could hope to gain from such a claim...
Maybe they want to go down in history as the first to confirm the discovery of extra-terrestrial life? That's my only theory so far. Any ideas?