"Is it possible to initiate a terraforming process on Mars that may one day make it more hospitable to the development of terrestrial ecosystems?"
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Examining a SLIce of the Arctic
January 5, 2009 / Written by: Henry Bortman
NASA-funded researchers have trekked to the arctic island of Svalbard in order to study how life survives in ice. Their research is also helping scientists develop new methods for detecting the presence of ice-dwelling organisms. The SLIce project will help astrobiologists understand how to identify life in surface ice on Earth in preparation for future missions to search for life on other planets, like Mars.
Source: [Astrobiology Magazine]
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