Undoubtedly there is some form of organic life on the planet Mars, in the opinion of A. E. Douglass, vice-president of the American MEterological society and director of the Steward observatory of the University of Arizona. He was here today for the summer session of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the ninth annual convention of the Pacific coast division.

It was Douglas who successfully photographed the shadow bands as they moved across the earth last winter at the time of the total eclipse of the sun. He has taken many astronomical photographs, perhaps more of Mars than any other scientist.