Martian atmosphere points to an early, brief opening for life's rise

Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 14:31 in Astronomy & Space

The Curiosity rover's samplings of Mars' present-day atmosphere confirm the view that the planet lost most of its air early in its history — which implies there was only a relatively short time when the surface environment was hospitable for life as we know it."The last 2.

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