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MARS- the red planet which is full of mystery and opportunities- Mystery of Galaxy

 Welcome to my blog " Mystery of Galaxy ". Today our topic is  Why Mars Died, and Earth Lived? The Mars rover, Curiosity , is the latest in a long line of missions to Mars… Landers sent to scoop its soil and study its rocks, arbiters sent to map its valleys and ridges. They are all asking the same question. The Mars rover,  Curiosity Did liquid water once flow on this dry and dusty world? Did it support life in any form? And are there remnants left to find? The science that comes out of these missions may help answer a much larger, more philosophical question… Is our planet Earth the norm, in a galaxy run through with life-bearing planets? Or is Earth a rare gem, with a unique make-up and history that allowed it to give rise to living things? On Mars, Curiosity has spotted pebbles and other rocks commonly associated with flowing water. It found them down stream on what appears to be an ancient river fan, where water flowed down into Gale Crater. This shows that at ...