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May 03, 2013

Studying meteorites may reveal Mars' secrets of life
East Lansing MI (SPX) May 03, 2013
In an effort to determine if conditions were ever right on Mars to sustain life, a team of scientists, including a Michigan State University professor, has examined a meteorite that formed on the red planet more than a billion years ago. And although this team's work is not specifically solving the mystery, it is laying the groundwork for future researchers to answer this age-old question. The problem, said MSU geological sciences professor Michael Velbel, is that most meteorites that origin ... read more

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