AI1 Could Be Our Best Chance2 of Finding Life on Mars人工智能可能是我们在火星上发现生命最好的机会

Michelle Starr

Its all well and good to talk big about finding signs of life on Mars， but we alsoneed to know where to find. Getting to Mars is hard and theres a lot of work to do. Inone of the driest places on Earth， people have not seen rain for more than ten years.But life can be found there under the ground.

Mars has almost the same dry land3 as Earth， with one key difference. Throw4a stone on Earth， and it may land somewhere with life. But the history of life on Marsis a question. AI and machine learning can make it much less difficult to find life onMars. An international team of researchers5 has shown that with AI and machinelearning， the useful information can be found. It could be used to tell if there is lifeout there. It is the best chance to find life on Mars.

大谈在火星上发现生命迹象是件好事，但我们也需要知道去哪里寻找。登上火星很难，而且有很多工作需要做到位。在地球上最干旱的地方之一，人们已经十多年没有看到下雨了，但是在地下可以找到生命。

火星的陸地和地球几乎相同，但有一个关键的区别。在地球上扔一块石头，它可能会掉落在有生命的地方。但火星上的生命历史人们并不确定。人工智能和机器学习可以大大降低在火星上寻找生命的难度。一个国际研究小组已经表明，通过人工智能和机器学习，人们可以找到有用的信息，可以以此判断那里是否有生命。这是在火星上发现生命的最好机会。

Notes

1. AI artificial intelligence 人工智能

2. chance 机会；时机

3. land 陆地；地面；土地. 落下；跌落

4. throw 投；掷；抛；扔；随手扔下某物

5. researcher 研究人员