Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Life In Earth's Driest Desert Shows How Microbes Might Survive On Mars

In the driest corner of South America’s Atacama Desert, decades can pass without any rain falling at all or just a single rainfall. These conditions mean that salt in the soil is highly concentrated and there is very little organic matter. But life survives here.

from Forbes Real Time https://www.forbes.com/sites/bridaineparnell/2018/02/27/life-in-earths-driest-desert-shows-how-microbes-might-survive-on-mars/
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