“I’ve never seen this much snow,” says the woman next to me. As the plane descends into the capital of Ladakh, in the Indian-controlled Kashmir region, signs of life appear. Green slivers ...
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These include oxygen levels at only 40% of sea level, harsh UV radiation, and surface processes akin to what scientists believe occurred on ancient Mars. “Ladakh has similarities to Mars two ...