Rock Varnish - life on Mars?

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Rock Varnish - life on Mars?

Post by marasama on Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:12 am

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=27197

Rocks coated with a bacteria that needs very little water. It pulls its water from fog. The bacteria has been found in deserts that are the closes to Mars' conditions.

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Re: Rock Varnish - life on Mars?

Post by Sirius_Alpha on Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:17 pm

Interesting. Let's say Gliese 581 c is far too hot for human habitation, but not like Venus or anything. If it did form beyond the snow line and has lots of water, let's hypothesize that it has a water-rich atmosphere. Imagine a steamy, hot place.

Now just imagine these rocks, coated with bacteria, pulling water from fog.

Of course, this assumes Gliese 581 c doesn't resemble Venus.

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