Kenneth Farley, geochemistry professor at the California Institute of Technology. | California Institute of Technology By JACQUELINE FELDSCHER 06/12/2020 06:45 AM EDT Discovering signs of life on Mars could be more influential than any lobbyist when it comes to securing political and financial support for future missions, according to the lead scientist on a Mars mission set to launch next month. The Mars 2020 mission , which is carrying a rover named Perseverance, is expected to launch sometime between July 20 and Aug. 11. It is the first of a planned three-part effort to bring samples from Mars back […]

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