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  "path": "/new-research-reveals-ancient-mars-may-have-been-warm-wet-and-possibly-alive/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-31T15:13:35.000Z",
  "site": "https://scitechdaily.com",
  "tags": [
    "Space",
    "Astrobiology",
    "Mars",
    "Planetary Science",
    "Solar System",
    "University of Birmingham"
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  "textContent": "Analysis of Martian clay minerals suggests early Mars had sustained rainfall and potentially habitable conditions billions of years ago. New evidence suggests that Mars may once have had a warm and wet climate billions of years ago, offering a very different picture from the long-standing view that the planet was mostly cold and icy. This [...]",
  "title": "New Research Reveals Ancient Mars May Have Been Warm, Wet – and Possibly Alive"
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