A Conversation for Suzie Q Encounters the Desert
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minorvogonpoet Started conversation Aug 4, 2019
What we saw in the Atacama desert was the Very Large Telescope. 
So perhaps they're well placed to spot the aliens descending. 
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Aug 4, 2019
Maybe they think it looks like home. Either there, or a rock quarry in Wales...
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Aug 4, 2019
There are rare rainstorms there, triggering wildflowers. The drought-resistant microbes, however, can burst if they get too much moisture suddenly. Some scientists wonder whether these microbes could survive on Mars. We should find out, because some day we may to survive there as well. 
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Caiman raptor elk - Inside big box, thinking. Posted Aug 7, 2019
What if they thrive on Mars, then mutate in something big and ugly? At least we will have proof that life is possible on Mars, just not for us.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Aug 7, 2019
The distance between earth and Mars is great enough that I would not worry about reverse contamination.
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