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NASA - Mars
Astrobiology Magazine: Search for Life in the Universe


"Water & Life on Mars" at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
"Journey to Mars" at the Exploratorium
MarsQuest at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the National Center for Atmospheric Research
"Resources for Learning: Water on Mars?" at the American Museum of Natural History

  What does water on Mars have to do with life on Mars? 
Mars Planet Poll Graphic What makes scientists think that there may have been life on Mars?
 Evidence of water
 Evidence of fire
 Evidence of technology

Water Why do scientists think there was liquid water on Mars?
 Circling satellites found ice on Mars
 The surface of Mars appears to have been shaped by flowing water
 Mars may have been warmer and wetter

Odyssey Space Craft Poll Graphic Do you think we should look for life on Mars?
 Yes. How cool is that?
 No way! Even if there is, what right do we have to disturb?
 Not sure

Martian If we find evidence of life on Mars, what will it look like?
 Us
 Big and bizarre - like in the movies
 Microscopic

Mars Should we send people to explore Mars?
 Yes - let’s create a Mars base
 No - let our unmanned probes continue to do our work
 Not sure or don’t care

Water and Life on Mars? 

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