Why is the simultaneous detection of methane and oxygen in an atmosphere a good indication of the existence of a biosphere on that planet?

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Oxygen and methane can react chemically with each other, so we would not see them together unless there are active sources for both. On Earth, biology is responsible for essentially all the oxygen and the majority of the methane in our atmosphere.

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