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MAVEN takes off: what you need to know about NASA’s new mission to Mars
The idea of humans one day colonizing Mars is a tantalizing one, but there are some obvious obstacles to our long-term residency on the red planet. Chief among them? The absence of water. Research has established that Mars used to have liquid water on its surface, but now it’s a dry, dusty, inhospitable desert.
Published on November 29, 2013 23:46