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A dead body left on Mars would dry out and mummify so well it would make the ancient Egyptians jealous. The first few stages (algor mortis [body cools], livor mortis [blood pools], and rigor mortis [muscles stiffen]) would still take place. But there could be no other overt signs of decomposition.


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