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Re:The Next Moon Landing Is Near, Thanks to Pioneering Engin... by hutzlibu on Sunday August 13, 2017 @04:08AM (#15002048)
Maybe until we explored a bit more, than a few areas on the surface? Mars is HUGE.

Potential areas for life might be in vulcanic areas underground.

Might not be a high chance, granted. But the chances that anything from your project survives are far lower - but it would definitely damage research on current or historic life on mars a lot.

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Re:The Next Moon Landing Is Near, Thanks to Pioneering Engin... by tomrod on Sunday August 13, 2017 @10:53AM (#15003114)
Eventually our microbial biomes will merge with any ecosystem or planet we visit. It's virtually guaranteed. This shouldn't stand in the way of our visiting, we should simply be prepared for intermixture.
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Re:The Next Moon Landing Is Near, Thanks to Pioneering Engin... by WalterBright on Sunday August 13, 2017 @03:23PM (#15004451)
> Maybe until we explored a bit more, than a few areas on the surface? Mars is HUGE.

That's true. But life does have a way of spreading around. And beware of constantly shifting the goal posts.

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