Thursday, February 1, 2007

Dig Deeper to find Martian Life

http://www.marstoday.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=21775


The probes that have been designed for Mars exploration do not drill deep enough to find living cells on the planet. The drills reach a certain point where the radiation levels are still to high for cellular life to survive. These levels of radiation are a result of solar energy in conjunction with the planets thin atmosphere. In order to dig deep enough to reach cellular life, new probes will have to be created which will be a costly but worthwhile endeavor.

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