In order to search for life on other planets, scientists are studying extreme environments on Earth. So where's the best mock Mars? These researchers think it's Chile's Atacama Desert.
So where's the best mock Mars on Earth? These researchers think the closest analog is Chile's Atacama Desert. Life may have existed on warm, rainy, ancient MarsThe Martian surface is harsh, a dry, cold, irradiated environment. But ancient Mars may have been habitable for microbial life because it supported water.
In the afternoon, microbes and marine-based samples came from remote locations -- carried on dust particles.How rovers are searching for alien life in the desert So even across one of the driest and irradiated places on Earth, life can still be found. The researchers believe the same could be true of Mars. Mars has a constant wind cycle and even endures dust storms that can cover the entire surface of the planet.
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