Bacteria that can make humans sick could survive on Mars
The findings have implications for future explorers and planetary protection measures
![An image of Mars' Jezero crater where NASA's Perseverance rover is currently exploring](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PIA24746_MAIN_FINAL_Sol0136P_zcam08143_Z048_R0N-scaled.jpg?fit=1030%2C456&ssl=1)
Mars’ Jezero crater, as seen here by NASA’s Perseverance rover, might look inhospitable but recent experiments suggest that common terrestrial bacteria could survive on the planet’s surface.
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