If there’s life on Mars, it will have a great impact on Earth. But to answer the question, a group of engineers want to make an impact on Mars. Explore Mars, Inc., a private organization made up technologists and former NASA engineers, wants to look for signs of any present life on Mars not by scratching about on the surface, but by dropping supersonic lances on the planet that will penetrate deep into the Martian soil to seek out protected, potentially wet strata where life might still exist... Continue Reading ExoLance project wants to use tunneling darts to hunt for life on Mars
Section: Space
Tags: Crowdfunding, Curiosity Rover, Indiegogo, Mars, Prototype
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