NASA's latest findings about Red Planet: Mars was once habitable

NASA's latest findings about Red Planet: Mars was once habitable
13 Mar, 2013
Text: PTI

WASHINGTON: An analysis of rock samples collected by the Curiosity rover indicates that Mars could have supported living microbes, the American space agency NASA has said.

"A fundamental question for this mission is whether Mars could have supported a habitable environment. From what we know now, the answer is yes," Michael Meyer, lead scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program told reporters yesterday.

In Pic: This combination image provided on March 12, 2013 by NASA shows the results from the rock abrasion tool from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity(L) and the drill from NASA's Curiosity rover(R).

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