Learning about life on Mars, via a Mexico detour

New York Times - Studying Mars usually involves tilting one’s head up toward the heavens, but not at Cuatro Cienegas in the Chihuahuan Desert, where the vast, scorching plain is so inhospitable that scientists seeking insight into Mars look down at their feet.

www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/world/americas/learning-about-life-on-mars-by-studying-mexico-desert.html