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Turkish Cappadocians' millennia-long expertise in underground living positions them as cosmic pioneers eyeing Mars colonization

Lisa Pratt, the new planetary protection officer for NASA takes up her job at a challenging time for astrobiology. We are approaching a major decision point for Mars. If Elon Musk succeeds in his ambitious plans, then some time in the next couple of decades we may introduce trillions of hardy microbial spores to the planet.