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Could Earth Germs Colonize Mars?

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#1    Still Waters

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Posted 07 March 2013 - 03:15 PM

Since its daredevil landing on Mars last summer, NASA’s Curiosity rover has been avidly exploring its new home in Gale Crater. But there’s been one worry that several people have voiced since Curiosity launched — what if the rover contaminates the surface of Mars with Earth life?

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Posted 07 March 2013 - 04:02 PM

View PostStill Waters, on 07 March 2013 - 03:15 PM, said:

Since its daredevil landing on Mars last summer, NASA’s Curiosity rover has been avidly exploring its new home in Gale Crater. But there’s been one worry that several people have voiced since Curiosity launched — what if the rover contaminates the surface of Mars with Earth life?

http://news.discover...mars-130306.htm
Then according to many on here.... it will be the first other planet in the universe to host life.




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