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    Lander Finds Conditions For Life On Mars
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    Mission scientists said another experiment that heated the soil to high temperatures and sniffed the gas found traces of water vapor. "This soil clearly has interacted with water in the past" said William Boynton of the University of Arizona. Full Article at CBS News
    This soil clearly has interacted with water in the past
    SOURCE: CBS News 17 months ago
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Lander Finds Conditions For Life On Mars
  1. There are a lot of outstanding questions about the composition of the soil
    SOURCE: CBS News 17 months ago
  2. It's very typical of the soil here on Earth minus the organics
    SOURCE: CBS News 17 months ago
  3. There's nothing about it that would preclude life. In fact, it seems very friendly ... There's nothing about it that's toxic.
    SOURCE: CBS News 17 months ago

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