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Eight Possible Water‑Carved Martian Caves Identified as Prime Exploration Targets

Researchers list Hebrus Valles skylights as priority sites for future life‑detection missions, pending in‑situ confirmation.

Study Shows Dry Ice Blocks Carve Mars' Sinuous Dune Gullies

Yeast Survives Simulated Martian Shocks and Perchlorate by Mobilizing RNA Defenses