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Conceptual Integrated Science
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ISBN: 9780135197394
Author: Hewitt, Paul G., LYONS, Suzanne, (science Teacher), Suchocki, John, Yeh, Jennifer (jennifer Jean)
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION (COLLEGE)
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Chapter 17, Problem 52TE
Of the planets in the Solar System other than Earth, why did scientists initially focus on Mars and Venus as the most likely to harbor life?
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