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Scientists Finally Found Something Tardigrades Can’t Survive - Gizmodo
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Scientists exposed tardigrades to simulated Martian surface conditions and found the animals could not survive or recover; extreme low pressure, intense radiation and oxidizing, arid regolith conditions overwhelmed their famed resilience. The result narrows plausible scenarios for life transfer to Mars and has implications for planetary protection and astrobiology experiments. Curiosity's recent unexpected drill result (25 April 2026) provides complementary in-situ data about rock and surface conditions, helping explain why complex organisms would struggle on Mars and informing where contamination risks and life-detection efforts should be focused.
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