Mars rover finds chemical ingredients for life to have thrived

Curiosity drills into an ancient lake to discover signs that Gale Crater was once wet and potentially Earth-like. 'It's a great leap forward,' one scientist says.Billions of years ago, when early life was just taking hold on Earth, Mars was home to an ancient lake filled with the right chemical ingredients for life to thrive, scientists said Monday.

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