Leven op Mars studie hindernis – ‘Acidic fluids – which once flowed on the Martian surface – may have destroyed biological evidence’
16 September 2020
15:13
In a little more than a decade, samples of rover-scooped Martian soil will rocket to Earth.
While scientists are eager to study the red planet’s soils for signs of life, researchers must ponder a considerable new challenge: Acidic fluids—which once flowed on the Martian surface—may have destroyed biological evidence hidden within Mars’ iron-rich clays, according to researchers at Cornell University and at Spain’s Centro de Astrobiología.