Answer 1:
This is an interesting question. There is
indeed water on Mars, but it is not necessarily
bad for us! In fact, because there is water on
Mars, it may be an indication that people could
live there one day! This does not mean, however,
that we would want to drink the water that is
currently there as it is. Most of the water on
Mars currently exists as ice, or as briny
solutions in some parts of the soil. We would not
want to drink briny water in the soil on Earth, so
we would not want to drink such water elsewhere
either.
To answer the second part of your question:
as far as we know, there is no life on
Mars. It is thought that finding water on
other planets or moons may be a first step to
finding extraterrestrial life, since it is
necessary to all the kinds of living organisms we
have encountered so far. However, we are
interested in space exploration not just to find
other life, but to understand how the universe
came to be and what else is out there. I hope
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