Mars-like conditions on Earth used to test instruments' life-detecting potential

Instruments like the those currently on the Red Planet were used to study samples collected from an 'Mars-like' area in Chile's Atacama Desert. Researchers found that the instruments have little chance of detecting whether life existed on ancient Mars. Full Story: https://www.space.com/mars-life-hunt-difficulties-sample-return

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