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Published online 13 February 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010215-11
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Vikings would have missed life on Mars
Early Mars lander missions lacked the acuity to sniff out life.
The Viking space missions to Mars in the 1970s sent back a mixed message about the red planet. The views were fabulous; but the nightlife was a little quiet.
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