# Looking for Life On Mars

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Andrew Coates
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics, Astronomy and space
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/mars)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Mars has changed since it formed 4.6 billion years ago. When life started on Earth ~4 billion years ago, Mars was habitable too, with volcanism, a magnetic field, surface water and a thick atmosphere. Today, Mars is cold and dry, with a thin atmosphere and harsh surface.

## Lectures

1. [Looking for Life On Mars](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/mars/655c5b40a8c1) (YouTube)