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What rocks may reveal about Martian life
FromMars Technica
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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Sep 3, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Living microbes play a role in forming rock varnish on Earth. Could they play a role in Martian rock varnish, too?Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Images courtesy NASA/JPL and NASA/JPL/Caltech. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.LA-UR-20-26905
Released:
Sep 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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