Prospecting for oil, and life on Mars

Techniques usually used to find oil and gas in the North Sea could help scientists establish whether life could survive on Mars

The surface of Mars is covered with craters, caused by crashing meteorites. It was first feared that the damage caused could have made the Red Planet uninhabitable, and that all traces of previous life could have been destroyed.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news4007.html">Prospecting for oil, and life on Mars</a></p> <p> <b><i>Techniques usually used to find oil and gas in the North Sea could help scientists establish whether life could survive on Mars</b></i> <br> <br>The surface of Mars is covered with craters, caused by crashing meteorites. It was first feared that the damage caused could have made the Red Planet uninhabitable, and that all traces of previous life could have been destroyed.</p>