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November 11, 2016

A funnel on mars could be a place to look for life
Austin TX (SPX) Nov 11, 2016
A strangely shaped depression on Mars could be a new place to look for signs of life on the Red Planet, according to a University of Texas at Austin-led study. The depression was probably formed by a volcano beneath a glacier and could have been a warm, chemical-rich environment well suited for microbial life. "We were drawn to this site because it looked like it could host some of the key ingredients for habitability - water, heat and nutrients," said lead author Joseph Levy, a research associate ... read more

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'Millions' needed to continue Europe's Mars mission: ESA chief The European Space Agency (ESA) needs "several hundred millions" of euros for its troubled ExoMars exploration of the Red Planet, director general Jan Woerner said Monday. ... more		Schiaparelli crash site in colour New high-resolution images taken by a NASA orbiter show parts of the ExoMars Schiaparelli module and its landing site in colour on the Red Planet. Schiaparelli arrived in the Meridiani Planum ... more		BlackSky to supply satellite imagery and analytics for Latin American security operations GovSat selects Thales Alenia Space to build secure satellite for military communications SES and Luxembourg to expand military satcom with next generation GovSat2		Unusual Martian region leaves clues to planet's past Researcher Don Hood from LSU and colleagues from collaborating universities studied an unusual region on Mars - an area with high elevation called Thaumasia Planum. They analyzed the geography and m ... more
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