Review: In Mars Miniseries, Life Is Discovered on the Red Planet...in 2037!

Last month, the National Geographic Channel completed its heavily promoted six-part miniseries, Mars, which was presented in a format that bounces back and forth between the present day and a fictional future mission to the Red Planet about twenty years from now. It's of interest not only as entertainment but for the assumptions it makes about the origins of life. In case you plan to watch Mars yourself at a later date and would prefer to be surprised, beware of abundant spoilers to come.

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