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Comanche Outcrop on Mars Indicates Hospitable Past

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 30, 2010 is “Comanche Outcrop on Mars Indicates Hospitable Past,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Mars Exploration Rover Mission , JPL , NASA. The original explanation runs about 196 words.

Comanche Outcrop on Mars Indicates Hospitable Past
Credit: Mars Exploration Rover Mission , JPL , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Could life once have survived on Mars? Today, neither animal nor plant life from Earth could survive for very long on Mars because at least one key ingredient — liquid water — is essentially absent on the red planet’s rusty surface.”

— APOD editors, August 30, 2010

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
August 30, 2010
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Mars Exploration Rover Mission , JPL , NASA
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 196 words

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