Curiosity begins a two - year investigation of whether Mars is or ever was capable of supporting microbial life. (businessinsider.com)
Even if Mars ever supported microbial life form (s), that does not mean it could support or even could have ever supported humanlike life form. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Data from the instrument can improve the understanding of the history of Martian climate and if conditions on early Mars may have been conducive for supporting microbial life. (lasp.colorado.edu)