Mars-Like Conditions On Earth Used To Test Instruments' Life-Detecting Potential

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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.

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