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DiscoveriesNASA may have discovered and then destroyed life on Mars over 50 years ago
Almost half a century ago, NASA’s Viking landers could have stumbled upon Martian life, only to inadvertently extinguish it
Joseph Shavit![](https://www.thebrighterside.news/uploads/2024/07/95ac29_814b8d31287e4d6e9112a12a6132f7b5mv2.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
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Almost half a century ago, NASA’s Viking landers could have stumbled upon Martian life, only to inadvertently extinguish it
Joseph Shavit