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Test Equipment Finds Life In Mars-like Conditions

Posted by samzenpus on from the germs-are-everywhere dept.

DIY News writes "In a test of equipment that might one day be used to search for biological activity on Mars, researchers discovered life tucked deep inside a frozen Norwegian volcano, a test region said to have geology similar to that of Mars. The test instruments discovered a rare and complex microbial community living in blue ice vents inside a frozen volcano, which is the kind of evidence scientists have been searching for on the Red Planet."

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  1. Re:Cool. by Fred_A · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, we now know that Norway can support life, so why not Mars ?

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