#HTE

Astroboffins reckon evidence of Martian life has probably been destroyed where liquid acid flowed on the Red Planet

Fortunately, it looks like Perseverance rover will start digging in the right place

Evidence of ancient microbial life in Martian soil will not be easy to find, and some of it may have been destroyed by the flow of liquid acid, according to research published in Scientific Reports.…

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