Life on Mars: a clue to life on Earth?
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- DOI: 10.1016/s1074-5521(97)90231-3
Life on Mars: a clue to life on Earth?
Abstract
A martian meteorite has recently been claimed to show evidence of life and certainly shows the presence of organic matter. What might we learn about how life on Earth developed from studies of Mars?
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