Discovery of Living Microbes Deep Beneath the Seafloor Offers Hope for Life on Mars
Surprising amount of bacteria have been found living in remains - ample rocks under the Pacific seafloor . The uncovering kick upstairs the possibility of equally resilient microbes living deep beneath the surface of Mars . Ancient volcanic rocks beneath the Pacific seafloor offer a habitat for dense clusters of microbic communities , according to a new paperpublishedthis workweek in Communications Biology . The microbes were recover as cryptical as 100 meters ( 330 substructure ) beneath the seafloor , huddling within the cracks of ancient , mud - rich volcanic rocks ....