New NASA Findings Shed Light on Mars' Past Habitability and Hidden Life Signs
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A NASA discovery of carbonate minerals on Mars suggests the planet's past habitability was limited to brief 'oases' of liquid water, with long periods of desert, due to its weak volcanic activity and inability to maintain stable, warm conditions like Earth. This finding helps explain why Mars is currently barren and uninhabitable, and informs the search for past life on the planet.
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- Carbonate formation and fluctuating habitability on Mars Nature
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- Mars was once a desert with intermittent oases, Curiosity data suggests theregister.com
- Was Mars doomed to be a desert? Study proposes new explanation Phys.org
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