Molten Mars may have prevented life to evolve on its surface
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The findings are based on analysis of radioactive isotopes of rare elements in an ancient meteorite, known as nakhlite, after the place in Egypt where it ...
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18 June 2009
Greenland Meteorite News- Microbe Wakes Up After 120,000 Years 18JUN09
After more than 120,000 years trapped beneath a block of ice in Greenland, a tiny microbe has awoken. The long-lasting bacteria may hold clues to what life forms might exist on other planets.
The new bacteria species was found nearly 2 miles (3 km) beneath a Greenland glacier, where temperatures can dip well below freezing, pressure soars, and food and oxygen are scarce. ...(more) :
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090615/sc_livescience/microbewakesupafter120000years
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