Episode 159Water is the dominant agent of destruction of rocks on Earth. Mars has vanishingly small amounts of water, so wind erosion dominates, but that ca...
I suspect that any Martian microbes would be poorly adapted for living in Earth conditions. Accidentally contaminating Mars with Earth microbes is probably a greater concern.
Would say, be very careful about bringing back any samples.
I suspect that any Martian microbes would be poorly adapted for living in Earth conditions. Accidentally contaminating Mars with Earth microbes is probably a greater concern.