Explained: Why search for life beyond Earth takes NASA s Perseverance rover to Mars?
After seven months in space, NASA s Perseverance rover is due to land on Mars on Thursday, in search of clues.
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PARIS: Mars may now be considered a barren, icy desert but did Earth s nearest neighbour once harbour life?
It is a question that has preoccupied scientists for centuries and fired up sci-fi imaginings.
After seven months in space, NASA s Perseverance rover is due to land on Mars on Thursday, in search of clues.
Why Mars?
Other planets or moons, could also harbour forms of life, so why pick Mars?
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