Since nitrogen is four fifths of the air we breathe, they are surprisingly optimistic about raising the temperature on Mars and believe it could be done in hundred years.

由于氮占我们呼吸的空气的五分之四，他们对提高火星的温度持惊人的乐观态度，相信这可以在一百年内完成。

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If these scientists are correct, we may soon be on our way to Mars in a spaceship powered by water.

如果这些科学家是正确的，我们可能很快就可以乘坐由水驱动的宇宙飞船飞往火星。

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"Since then we've found that microbes are a lot more rugged than we originally thought," he added. "in addition, Mars might be more hospitable to life than we originally thought."

另外，他还补充说道：“对待生命体，火星可能也比我们原来想像得更加‘热情好客’。”

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And now that we have as a national commitment to send humans to Mars some time in the future, we are trying to find out as much about Mars as we can.

NPR: Revisiting the Viking Missions to Mars

"We want to be sure that what we are testing is Mars, and not Earth contaminants, " said MSL mission operations manager Michael Watkins.

WSJ: Mars Mission Seeks a Happy Landing

Secondly, we see that men really are from Mars and women really are from Venus, and there's a big gender gap in the data with women solidly voting Democratic, men voting Republican.

NPR: As Election Day Nears, Poll Data Questioned