Life on Mars?

Anyone seeking ......... of life on Mars is likely to be disappointed.
clarity
evidence
witness
index

Scientists have been ......... through data from an orbiting satellite.
combing
scratching
brushing
scaling

It seems that Mars has always been cold and icy and that it's not true that oceans have ......... on the planet in its early history.
shaped
figured
contoured
formed

This ......... in the life on Mars argument comes just when it is closest to Earth in 60.000 years.
turn
twist
corner
angle

Because it is coming so close observers are hoping to settle the argument about life on the planet once and for ..........
everything
every
all
altogether

A spacecraft is heading for the planet with a device that will ......... into the soil to sniff for proof of any life.
hole
swim
burrow
turn

Researchers are also looking into the possibility of one day launching a manned ......... to Mars.
sending
mission
destination
explore

As the planet gets nearer to the Sun, enormous dust storms can be whipped ..........
over
on
in
up

Unfortunately the dust storms tend to ......... the view of the planet.
fog
obscure
confuse
darken

Everyone hopes that Mars will remain dust free otherwise people will only be able to see an orange ..........
blot
block
blob
blab