When it is announced that water has been found on Mars, can life still be found on Mars?

NASA announced the discovery of real water on Mars, which provides a direction for finding life on Mars.

This discovery may indicate the existence of life on Mars. At the same time, this discovery also provides a new choice for future tasks. Astronauts can get water from nature instead of artificial technology.

Human exploration of Mars has a long history. 1962, the Soviet union sent the first Mars probe "Mars 1" to Mars in human history. In 2008, the Phoenix Mars probe found frozen water under the surface when it landed on Mars. In contrast, the discovery of liquid water is very important because it greatly improves the possibility of life and livability on Mars.

MichaelMeyer, chief scientist of NASA's Mars exploration program, believes that the only way to completely determine whether there is life on Mars after the discovery of liquid water is to collect samples of rocks and soil for analysis. It is understood that NASA plans to launch a probe to Mars again in 2020 to collect Martian stones and soil for research.

The discovery of liquid water on Mars not only indicates the possibility of life, but also is of great significance to human exploration plan for Mars and even future immigration plan. Because scientists are not only interested in whether life can be found on Mars, but also looking forward to solving the mystery of whether life on Earth can survive on Mars.

According to NASA's plan, astronauts will be transported to Mars for close contact after 2030. The liquid water on Mars will be treated as drinking water for astronauts and enough oxygen will be made for rocket fuel. Because of the huge fuel cost, the space exploration program needs to increase the cost of about 654.38 million US dollars per kilogram. Therefore, the existence of water on Mars will save a lot of money for the exploration program.

JohnGrunsfeld, director of the scientific mission department of NASA, is full of confidence in the future trip to Mars. "What we have found now tells us more clearly that there are indeed resources on Mars that are useful for our future journey."