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Did NASA's Perseverance rover find evidence of ancient life on Mars? The plot thickens


"There is no evidence of microbes on Mars today, but if any had been present on ancient Mars, they too might have reduced sulfate minerals to form sulfides in such a lake at Jezero crater."

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