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Haven for life found in Mars' Syrtis Major region

Boffins sifting data from a survey craft in orbit above Mars say they have found evidence of "warm, wet spots" which would have been refuges for Martian life as the red planet changed from a hospitable world to a freezing desert billions of years ago. Silica deposits on a volcano in the Syrtis Major region of Mars. Credit: J R …

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Oh no...

queue the inevitable comments about a certain hotel heiress and "warm, wet spots"

(shakes head sadly, walks away)

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mmmmmmmmm

Go for the wet bits first!

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Eh?

I thought that was just our bed?

Martian jewels

Hydrated silica deposits from steam and water vents? I bags staking a claim on the first Martian Opal field.

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