Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Ζωή στον Άρη" in Greek language version.
Subsurface: Conceivably, if life exists (or existed) on Mars, an icy moon, or some other planetary body, evidence of that life could be found, or is best preserved, in the subsurface, away from present-day harsh surface processes.
That's because any bacteria that may once have lived on the surface have long since been exterminated by cosmic radiation sleeting through the thin Martian atmosphere.
After mapping cosmic radiation levels at various depths on Mars, researchers have concluded that any life within the first several yards of the planet's surface would be killed by lethal doses of cosmic radiation.
Whenever multiple biocidal factors are combined, the survival rates plummet quickly,CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
Subsurface: Conceivably, if life exists (or existed) on Mars, an icy moon, or some other planetary body, evidence of that life could be found, or is best preserved, in the subsurface, away from present-day harsh surface processes.
After mapping cosmic radiation levels at various depths on Mars, researchers have concluded that any life within the first several yards of the planet's surface would be killed by lethal doses of cosmic radiation.
That's because any bacteria that may once have lived on the surface have long since been exterminated by cosmic radiation sleeting through the thin Martian atmosphere.