[FPSPACE] NASA Funds Scripps Instrument For Probing For Life On Mars

[LARRY KLAES]

NASA Funds Scripps Instrument For Probing For Life On Mars

San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 11, 2007

On Monday, NASA announced $750,000 in funding for development of an 
instrument to detect signs of life on Mars proposed by a scientist at 
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

The instrument is designed to provide the most rigorous analysis possible 
for the past and present existence of biological compounds on Mars' surface, 
according to Jeffrey Bada, a professor at Scripps and lead investigator on 
the project team.

http://www.marsdaily.com/reports/NASA_Funds_Scripps_Instrument_For_Probing_For_Life_On_Mars_999.html