Mars Potentially Habitable Microbes

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NASA just found places where microbial Martians might be able to thrive

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NASA 's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has seen dry gullies in the Martian tropics.

This environment could be mottled with small pockets of meltwater, similar to features found in glaciers on Earth .

The research doesn't mean photosynthetic aliens are living in these environments now, but the findings provide U.S. space agency with attractive targets for future searches.

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