Mars Underground: The Harsh Reality of Life Below

For many years, scientists had hoped to find life on the surface of Mars; however, no rover has yet to find any microbial life. Scientists believe that there is life underneath the surface due to environmental condition of Mars' past. Also, recent findings of soggy rocks near at Meridiani Planum; which further supports the speculation of water being on the surface of Mars. Although signs of water once being abundant on Mars' surface was known through the scars caused by river erosion, the soggy rocks have hinted where liquid water was most abundant on Mars. Scientists also considered that due to the abundance of sulfate on the surface of Mars, it is likely that with water, brine was produced. Which is a good food source for microbial life hence possibly indicating that microbial life may have once flourished Mars.
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