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"Robotic rovers are currently exploring the surface of Mars. Part of a rover’s
mission is to survey the planet for signs of life. There might be nothing to
find – but what if there is, and the rovers just can’t “see” it?
New research published today in
Nature Communications suggests the rovers’
current equipment might not actually be up to the task of finding evidence of
life.
As an extreme environment microbiologist, the challenges of searching for life
where it seems near-impossible are familiar to me.
In astrobiology, we study the diversity of life in sites on Earth with
environmental or physical features that resemble regions already described on
Mars. We call these terrestrial environments “Mars analogue” sites."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
