Anaerobic Microbes May Point to Life on Mars

Komarosu writes: "The BBC has posted a bit of news about a colony of microbes that have survived 200 meters below the earth's surface in a hot spring. The harsh conditions that are found here could prove a comparison to whats found on Mars. They hope to use these finding to target the search for microbes on Mars."

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Think underground

[Evil Pete]

Underground its likely to be quite hot enough and wet enough in some places on Mars. The important thing about these bacteria is that they metabolise hydrogen and CO2 and nothing else. They are independent of any other living creatures or sunlight, they could be dropped into a similar habitat on Mars and survive quite well.