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Astrophysicists investigate the possibility of life below the surface of Mars – techtoday19
The Rosalind Franklin rover by European Space Agency and Roscosmos will drill 2 meters below the surface of Mars to search for signs of life. Credit: NYU Abu Dhabi Although no life has been detected on the Martian surface, a new study from astrophysicist and …
Although no life has been detected on the Martian surface, a new study from astrophysicist and research scientist Dimitra Atri at the Center for Space Science at NYU Abu Dhabi finds that conditions below the surface could potentially support it. The subsurfacewhich is less harsh and has traces of waterhas never been explored. According to Atri, the steady bombardment of penetrating galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) might provide the energy needed to catalyze organic activity there.
Atri investigated …
