A Conversation with Sherry Cady
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W as there life on Mars? If so, microorganisms would have left chemical signatures in the rocks, as they have done here on Earth. Astrobiologist Sherry Cady of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is helping NASA Mars mission teams decide where to search for fossilized evidence of life on the red planet. As part of the SETI Institute’s NASA Astrobiology Institute team, she studies Earth environments that are analogues for potential ecosystems on Mars, including hot springs, deserts, and the remains of ancient lakes. She talked with Deirdre Lockwood about how these extreme environments inform the search for life in outer space.
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