Three recent developments have greatly increased interest in the search for life on Mars. The first is new information about the Martian environment including e

Three recent developments have greatly increased interest in the search for life on Mars. The first is new information about the Martian environment including e

Planetary protection is a guiding principle in the design of an interplanetary mission, aiming to prevent biological contamination of both the target celestial

Recent spacecraft and robotic probes to Mars have yielded data that are changing our understanding significantly about the possibility of existing or past life

From Habitability to Life on Mars explores the current state of knowledge and questions on the past habitability of Mars and the role that rapid environmental c