Scientists, so far, have not found any proof of life on the planet, but researchers created Mars-like conditions in a lab to determine if bacteria and fungi would survive.
It turns out bacteria can survive for a least 280 million years if it was protected by the solar particles and ionizing radiation around the surface.
Researchers said Mars could have been livable billions of years ago, but it has since become like a frozen desert with temperatures 80 degrees below zero.
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