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<P> Keywords: Phoenix Mars to survive the most appropriate areas of life </ P> <P> </ P> <P> <CENTER> </ CENTER> <P> </ P> <P align=center> Phoenix .found that the most livable areas of Mars </ P> <P align=center> </ P> <P> World Scientific reports [tech.]: According to the U.S. space news report, the latest evidence that the NASA "Phoenix" Mars Exploration .device may land on the Red Planet in the most suitable place for life. .Scientists believe that new evidence put forward in the search for life on Mars, evidence of urgency. .</ P> <P> </ P> <P> elements for life </ P> <P> "Phoenix" on May 25, 2008 landing on Mars, beginning in the Arctic ice-rich Martian soil in the history of liquid water .and the potential for a study livable. ."Phoenix" does not carry instruments for the search for life. .To date, no conclusive evidence yet that the planet once had life. .However, NASA researchers said, "Phoenix" was the landing place with a current or past existence of life necessary to support several elements. .</ P> <P> recently, scientists published in the "Phoenix" was landing to find evidence of liquid water controversial. .Water is one of the elements for life. .From the University of Arizona, "Phoenix" mission chief scientist Peter Smith probe (Peter Smith) said that at present, the "Phoenix" was a major task 4 of 4 papers that are under review, once adopted, will be published in Science .publications. .</ P> <P> Last week, the 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Smith and the "Phoenix" with other members of the scientific group, recalled the detector in the red planet in this important discovery. .NASA Ames Research Center in Carol Hills Tok (Carol Stoker) is the "Phoenix" science team member. .Stokes pointed out that "Phoenix" in the northern hemisphere of Mars to collect samples of landing one goal is to determine where the environment is suitable in the past existence of life. .</ P> <P> Stoker said that, given our current understanding of life, within a specific time and specific space potential habitability depends on three factors: the existence of liquid water; whether there may be bio-available energy .; life, whether the chemical building blocks of biological form. .In addition to these three elements, the temperature must be high enough, the water activity must be frequent enough to maintain the life growth. .</ P> <P> </ P> <P> find the most suitable for living areas </ P> <P> "Phoenix" was a major finding is found in the landing to perchlorate. .Stoker said that both perchlorate and chlorate to microbial metabolism - numerous micro-organisms on the planet for energy - important compounds. .Stoke made at this meeting to "livability index" (habitability index) - a similar assessment of the possibility of life on the universe, "Drake equation" (Drake equation) method. .</ P> <P> Stoke in the final general statement that in the "Phoenix" was landing to the possibility of finding life than other previous Mars landing site should be high. .In addition, the "Phoenix" was obtained ice sample material may be periodically maintained modern biological activities. .Stoke on "Phoenix" was launched back-depth study of the data, and recognize that this work is still continuing. .</ P> <P> Stoker said that these data will provide information on the potential habitability of Mars environment, important data, while that in the modern history of Mars has been a suitable environment for life. .Mars is an urgent need to start drilling on the Red Planet. .Stoke in the General Assembly, said: "we can see that, 'Phoenix' landing Mars number is in the winter, and in this season, landing sites livability index far more than other places on Mars. 'Phoenix' landing No. .Since the human visit to Mars, found the most livable areas. "</ P> <P> </ p>.