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Microbial Stowaways to Mars Identified


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Curiosity self-portrait on Mars

Planetary scientists worry that rovers such as Curiosity will transport microbes from Earth to Mars.

Credit: NASA/Science Photo Library

Dozens of microbial species may have accompanied the Curiosity rover to Mars, where it landed in August 2012.

From Nature
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