“We basically have found what appears to be the requirements, the nutrients, to support life whether past, present or future,” said Samuel P. Kounaves during a telephone news conference on Thursday. “The sort of soil you have there is the type of soil you’d probably have in your backyard.”

Anyone wishes to place a bet how long from now would it take before we try to bring life to this planet on a large scale? My guess is it will happen within this century.