Journal
ASTROBIOLOGY
Volume 1, Issue 2, Pages 161-164Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/153110701753198927
Keywords
Mars; Halobacteria; Halophiles; Salt
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On Earth, life exists in all niches where water exists in liquid form for at least a portion of the year. On Mars, any liquid water would have to be a highly concentrated brine solution. It is likely, therefore, that any present-day Martian microorganisms would be similar to terrestrial halophiles. Even if present-day life does not exist on Mars, it is an interesting speculation that ancient bacteria preserved in salt deposits could be retrieved from an era when the climate of Mars was more conducive to life.
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