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Mar. 15, 2013
Curiosity Hits Paydirt: New Clues to Life on Mars
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Microbes may have once happily existed on the surface of Mars, according to chemical analysis of a sedimentary rock in the Red Planet's Gale Crater. NASA geologist and exobiologist David Blake discusses evidence for an ancient freshwater lake in the crater, and describes the mineral-chomping microbes that might have thrived there.
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Produced by Christopher Intagliata, Associate Senior Producer
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David Blake
Principal Investigator, CheMin instrument on Curiosity Rover
Geologist, Exobiologist
Research Scientist
Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, California
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