Mars-like places on Earth give new insights into Rover data and conditions for life
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - 09:01
in Astronomy & Space
Life thrives on Planet Earth. In even the most inhospitable places – the freezing Antarctic permafrost, sun-baked saltpans in Tunisia or the corrosively acidic Rio Tinto in Spain – pockets of life can be found. Some of these locations have much in common with environments found on Mars, as discovered by orbiters and rovers exploring the surface. Researchers have made a series of field trips to the most Mars-like places on Earth.