[platz]

> The discovery of microbial life on another world would be as significant as the Copernican revolution.

The discovery of such remains on Mars would be the saddest thing ever. Like walking along a deserted island and finding a bony corpse's remains-and dealing with the full weight of what once was.

[JoeAltmaier]

But simultaneously, like discovering the ancient gravesite of what could be your ancestors.

[ajmurmann]

Yeah, and discovering that your ancestors escaped from that planet and came to earth after meeting up Mars. That would be the cheeriest of all discoveries.