According to Cara Magnabosco, a geobiologist at ETH Zurich in Switzerland, the likelihood of a thriving Martian surface millions of years ago strongly suggests the existence of life on Mars. From previous unmanned missions on Mars, rovers have located features on the planet, such as canyons, which indicate flowing water on the surface at one point. “If life was able to develop on Mars, it has a very good chance of still surviving and being on Mars today,” Magnabosco says.
While healthy speculation about life on Mars fuels the need for further research, obtaining samples of subterranean Martian microbes could prove to be immensely difficult. Data suggests that the underground Martian ocean is currently several miles below the surface of the planet, making a future drilling operation a tough task.
Source: Liebert Pub
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