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Mars Exploration Program

Many scientists believe there are possibilities of life on Mars before and maybe in the future because of some evidence that have been found on Mars that can support their theory. The worm-like fossilized bacteria, the liquid iron cord and meteorite called Alh84001 were some of the evidence which led scientists to think there is a possibility of life on Mars in the past. Furthermore, the scientists have a theory that if there was life on Mars in the past, there is a possibility to have life there in the future. Although all the findings were a breakthrough, there is still not enough sufficient evidence to actually identify for certain there were lives on Mars or even a possibility that we can live there one day. Currently with the ongoing research and analysis about Mars, we still haven’t come up with solid scientific statistics to support life on Mars. Therefore, it brought up many controversy arguments throughout our history whether or not there was life there or a possibility of living there in the future. It has been told that Mars is also known as the Red Planet by the Romans. It was given that name to honor their God of War because of the red colour which represents blood. It was the most worshipped God because he was the son of Jupiter and Juno and the father of Romulus and Remus. They were the founders of Rome.
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Mars inspires a lot of speculation because many people have been led to believe one day we can live on Mars and that there were some creatures living on Mars in the past. There was a photo taken by NASA showing a figure-like human walking on Mars but after a closer inspection revealed it was a picture enhancement. The photo was a speck from a far distance that was zoomed and enlarged which turned out to look like an alien walking on Mars. There have been many stories of alien forms that may have lived on Mars many years ago. Stories of aliens living on Mars are one of the disputed topics among people and scientists. Therefore it leads us to think is there a possibility of life on Mars.
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NASA has some more interesting information about the Pop Culture of Mars, so if you would like to read about that click on the following link: []

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