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Searching for signs of ancient life

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30 Aug 2019
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Ancient rocks in the Pilbara.

Ancient rocks in the Pilbara.

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The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

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The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

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Pilbara sunset.

Pilbara sunset.

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The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

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The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

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The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

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The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

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The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

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The scientists' camp in the remote Pilbara.

The scientists' camp in the remote Pilbara.

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The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

The UNSW, NASA and ESA scientists investigated signs of life’s earliest footholds in a variety of geological environments.

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UNSW scientists - led by Professor Martin van Kranendonk - have shown a group of Mars specialists the secrets of the remote Pilbara's ancient rocks - all in preparation for NASA's and ESA's Mars 2020 missions.

Learn more in this newsroom article.

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