Fossils Could Be Found by Next Mars Rover, Study Hints

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Apparently, the idea of searching for fossils on Mars is being considered for when the next rover is sent up. This would be the first ever search for evidence of prehistoric life on a planet other than Earth.

To find life, "we have to look for regions on the planet where water would have been stable. In the case of Mars, this is in the subsurface," said study leader J. Alexis Palmero Rodriguez of the Planetary Science Institute in Arizona.

This presents a dilemma for fossil hunters, since digging deep to find potential traces of Martian life would involve time and equipment not available to the robotic rovers sent to explore the planet's surface

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