the-star-stuff:

PLAN AIMS TO FIND MARS LIFE ON THE CHEAP
Six probes would penetrate the planet’s surface and sample soil for microbial life.
A new mission to Mars would follow up on Viking results.
The cost would be less than about $300 million.
Mini-sensors sent into Martian soil could detect a single molecule of DNA.

the-star-stuff:

PLAN AIMS TO FIND MARS LIFE ON THE CHEAP

Six probes would penetrate the planet’s surface and sample soil for microbial life.
  • A new mission to Mars would follow up on Viking results.
  • The cost would be less than about $300 million.
  • Mini-sensors sent into Martian soil could detect a single molecule of DNA.