What If There Was Life on Mars?

If humanity discovered evidence of alien life on Mars, could we really trust our eyes? From NASA rovers to soviet orbiters, the red planet has seen a number of visitors in the last decades. They could have potentially transported durable microorganisms from Earth to the surface of Mars. This introduces us the field of astrobiology and the search for life outside of Earth. Where is the best place to look for this kind of life, past or present? Most likely, the answer is Mars. Sources: Life on Mars? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/life-on-mars-78138144/ Gravity Assist: What if We Found Life on Mars? https://www.nasa.gov/mediacast/gravity-assist-what-if-we-found-life-on-mars Mars 2020 Mission Perseverance Rover https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/ Perseverance Rover’s Landing Site: Jezero Crater https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/science/landing-site/ Mars Curiosity Rover https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/home/ NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission: Life Updates https://www.space.com/news/live/mars-perseverance-rover-updates Mars Curiosity Rover https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/timeline/prelaunch/gale-crater/ In Search of Martian Craters https://earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/sensing-our-planet/in-search-of-martian-craters#:~:text=While%20only%20about%20120%20impact,in%20size%20to%20Meteor%20Crater. The Search for Life in Our Solar System and the Implications https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsta.2010.0247 Large Impact Crater Histories of Mars https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0019103513001358 Mars Life? 20 Years Later, Debate Over Meteorite Continues https://www.space.com/33690-allen-hills-mars-meteorite-alien-life-20-years.html Allen Hills Mars https://www.space.com/33690-allen-hills-mars-meteorite-alien-life-20-years.html Mars 2020 Fact Sheet https://mars.nasa.gov/files/mars2020/Mars2020_Fact_Sheet.pdf Scientists Discover Exposed Bacteria Can Survive Space https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientists-discover-exposed-bacteria-can-survive-space-years-180975660/ Founder / Director: Peter Schumaker Chief Editor: Tristan Reed Scientific Editors: Dr. Sean McKenna, PhD Dr. Caroline Palmer Puschendorf, PhD Original soundtrack by Joseph McDade