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Re:Common yeast can survive Martian conditions by WalterBright on Thursday October 23, 2025 @01:58PM (#45684811)
Then we'll never know if we never visit Mars, because visiting Mars will contaminate it.
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Re:Common yeast can survive Martian conditions by nkrisc on Thursday October 23, 2025 @07:25PM (#45688758)
Which is why sample return missions are important. Better to risk contaminating a sample than the whole planet.
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