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Why do we explore Mars?

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  • Duration: 1 min
  • Publication date: 28 Jul 2015
  • Part of series Satellites Systems and Applications TPN

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Does life exist on Mars? Could Mars sustain human life?  We went to UK Space Week 2015 to ask experts why we explore Mars. 

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    PhD in Morphing Aerospace Structures (University of Bristol)MEng in Aerospace Engineering (University of Liverpool) and SSP in Space Policy & Law (International Space University)9 academic and 20+ popular science publications
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