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In the 1970s, NASA scientists wondered about possible life on Mars. They weren’t expecting to find little green men like The Great Gazoo from The Flintstones. Rather, they suspected there might be microbial life on the Red Planet. In 1976, NASA sent up two spacecraft, Viking I and Viking II. This year is the 50th…
