The planet Mars has always fascinated humans… Because it’s a lot like our own blue planet!
It has a North Pole, South pole, volcanoes and deserts. It’s about the same size and the same age!
It’s also accessible; the closest heavenly body to Earth after the Moon and Venus. Within reach of a rocket!
Finally, Mars used to be covered with liquid water, the indispensable ingredient for life to appear.
So, it’s hard to resist the urge to explore this planet, to answer all the questions it raises:
Why did Mars turn into an ice cube? Could the same thing happen to Earth?
Especially: Was there ever life on Mars… when it was habitable?
That’s exactly what Perseverance, the robot that landed on Mars in February 2021, is trying to find out.
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