NASA Spaceward Bound: Mojave 2009 Finding Life on Mars

Do you believe in aliens?

The Theory Scientists believe in the possibility of alien life on Mars Why? Research on Mars shows that the surface of Mars very closely resembles some of the (extreme) environments found on Earth Deserts (Like the Mojave, Attacoma or Namibia Deserts) Caves

The Theory What do they think life on Mars would look like? Big green aliens, with enlarged heads and big, black eyes? Small micro-organisms?

The Theory How do we go about finding life on Mars? If we study where and how life can exist in the analogous (extreme) environment here on Earth, we could possibly figure out how life can exist on Mars, and where to look…