Recorded January 8, 2004, at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
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11.Why is it important to look for water on Mars and elsewhere in the solar system? (49 SECONDS)
Jeff Moore: "Water, liquid water, is thought to be an essential prerequisite for life to survive – to form and survive on any planet’s surface or any planet’s ocean. We know the Earth has oceans – has had oceans for practically all of its existence, and we think that’s one of the reasons why life is on this planet. We think that for life to exist elsewhere in the solar system, one has to go to places that at least did have long-lasting bodies of water, or may still have long-lasting bodies of water. Mars is a world, which we can tell by looking at the geology from space, did have running water on its surface early in its history. The question is did that running water actually pool and form long-lasting lakes, seas and oceans, or not?”
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