The middle era of the geological history of Mars is called the
A) Noachian
B) Hesperian
C) Amazonian
D) Phanerozonian
Question 2
Why might we think that silicon would be an obvious alternative to carbon as a building block for biological molecules?
A) it forms the basis of some life forms on Earth
B) it has a similar abundance on Earth to carbon
C) it forms complex molecules like carbon
D) it has a similar electronic structure to carbon, forming a maximum of four bonds and, hence, should have a similar chemistry