Tiny specks in space could be the key to finding martian life
- Written by Andrew Tomkins, Geologist, Monash University
Much of Mars's surface is covered by fine-grained materials that hide the bedrock. The above bedrock is mostly exposed and it is in these areas that micrometeorites likely to accumulate.NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of ArizonaNext year, both NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will send new rovers to Mars to hunt for evidence of past life.
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