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Martian Gypsum May Preserve Microbe Fossils

submitted by ccondayan on April 30, 2010
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Tags: algae , fossils , gypsum , mars
Source: www.newscientist.com
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Life on Mars, if it ever existed, may be easier to find than previously thought. New research on terrestrial rocks suggests that a type of rock common on Mars can preserve fossilized microbial life, rather than erasing evidence of it as previously thought.
 
 

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  1. avatar Betsy Smeed makes this comment

    Sun May 2 15:17:30 2010

    This combines two of my favorite things, microbes and mineralogy.

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