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December 13, 2011
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Life possible on 'large parts' of Mars: study
Sydney (AFP) Dec 12, 2011
Australian scientists who modelled conditions on Mars to examine how much of the red planet was habitable said Monday that "large regions" could sustain life. Charley Lineweaver's team, from the Australian National University, compared models of temperature and pressure conditions on Earth with those on Mars to estimate how much of the distant planet was liveable for Earth-like organisms. While just one percent of Earth's volume - from core to upper atmosphere - was occupied by life, Lineweave ... read more

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