Mars Mission Sheds Light on Habitability of Distant Planets

ENN
Dec 13, 2017, 3:57 pm29 pts
How long might a rocky, Mars-like planet be habitable if it were orbiting a red dwarf star? It’s a complex question but one that NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission can help answer.

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