Visitors of the National Mall in Washington D.C. on Monday expressed their opinions about life in space after hearing about the photos NASA’s New Horizons captured.
New Horizons captured photographs of Pluto showing spots.
Xzavier Jones, 18, from Atlanta, Georgia, thought that the mysterious spots could be oceans.
“It would be kinda strange,” Jones said.
Jones thought that fish or other aquatic animals could be living in the oceans. However, they would breathe differently due to a water unlike what is found on Earth. Jones believes that the creatures should be studied, even if it involves capturing them.
Jones said that humans will be living in space 100 years from now. He shares NASA’s interest in space exploration.
Ann Thorn, 59, from Nacogdoches, Texas, believes that the dots found on Pluto could be either rock or mud fields.
“You never know,” Thorn said.
Thorn thought that life could be on other planets. She said that future generations will not have to live in space, but that people need to take care of Earth.
Thorn watched NASA’s shuttles launch when she lived in Florida. In Texas, she has worked with the local police to document and clean up pieces of aircraft that landed in her backyard.
Due to her recent knowledge about New Horizons, Thorn plans to follow new developments in the story.
“I just hope we don’t mess it up,” Thorn said.
Amy Longstreath, 47, was undecided about what the spots are.
She cannot prove or disprove that life in space exists. If there is a planet that can sustain human life, Longstreath believes that it is necessary to emigrate there.
Longstreath said that the Democratic and Republican Parties need to work together to encourage conservation of the environment before other nations get involved. If life is found on other planets, it should only be observed.
“Anything is possible,” Longstreath said.