Edited sentence: A recent study indicates that to match the observations of methane, there must be something that quickly destroys the gas, otherwise it would be spread all through the atmospehre instead of being concentrated in one location.After study, it was determined to be coming from a point in Syrtis Major, located at 10° N and 50° E.For several years, researchers have found methane in the atmosphere of Mars.If this is so, that same chemical would destroy organic compounds, thus life would be very difficult on Mars.There may be something in the soil that oxidizes the gas before it has a chance to spread