Viking Mars, Now 50 Years Old, Still Needs a Scientific Analysis

Benner, Steven A.; Schulze-Makuch, Dirk; Spacek, Jan; Abraham, Clay

doi:10.1177/15311074251404929

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Viking Mars, Now 50 Years Old, Still Needs a Scientific Analysis

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Spacek, Jan
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Benner, S. A., Schulze-Makuch, D., Spacek, J., Abraham, C. (2026 online): Viking Mars, Now 50 Years Old, Still Needs a Scientific Analysis. - Astrobiology.
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A scientific back-and-forth, a half century overdue, is needed to develop an understanding of the possibility
of life on the near surface of Mars before crewed missions complicate the search for indigenous extant
martian life.