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Life finds a way

                Life finds a way Life on Mars   By   David Binelli     Copyright ©31st March 2019     In the beginning……   Two Mars experimental rovers, or MER's, called Opportunity and Spirit began their quest to explore the fourth planet in our solar system way back at the turn of the twenty first century. No-one expected their mission to last any more than a few months but to the surprise of everyone at NASA and around the world they survived through some extreme and extraordinary conditions to last for many years. Spirit was the first to succumb to the red planets treacherous geological conditions and became stuck in fine sand after travelling approximately 5 miles or nearly eight kilometres. It had lasted just over six years and the last communication from the rover was heard on March 10 2010. Opportunity landed on the other side of the planet from Spirit thre...