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So basically with technology we have identified a place on Mars that could actually have plants consuming CO2 and releasing O2 as a waste material.
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A strangely shaped depression on Mars could be a new place to look for signs of life on the Red Planet, according to a University of Texas at Austin-led study. The depression was probably formed by a volcano beneath a glacier and could have been a warm, chemical-rich environment well suited for microbial life.
originally posted by: Kashai
So basically with technology we have identified a place on Mars that could actually have plants consuming CO2 and releasing O2 as a waste material.
Source
A strangely shaped depression on Mars could be a new place to look for signs of life on the Red Planet, according to a University of Texas at Austin-led study. The depression was probably formed by a volcano beneath a glacier and could have been a warm, chemical-rich environment well suited for microbial life.
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The area in question appears to be the result of a Volcano generating heat underneath a Glacier, resulting in conditions that results in plant life and perhaps more hypothetically.
What are Phytoplankton?
By Rebecca Lindsey and Michon Scott
Design by Robert Simmon
July 13, 2010
Derived from the Greek words phyto (plant) and plankton (made to wander or drift), phytoplankton are microscopic organisms that live in watery environments, both salty and fresh.
Some phytoplankton are bacteria, some are protists, and most are single-celled plants. Among the common kinds are cyanobacteria, silica-encased.....
originally posted by: AdmireTheDistance
originally posted by: Kashai
That is correct it mentions microbial life but it does makes sense that one celled plants to be more specific is the issue.
What are "one celled plants"? If it's a single-cell organism, it's not a plant.
CANDIDATE VOLCANIC ICE-CAULDRONS ON MARS: ESTIMATES OF ICE MELT, MAGMA VOLUME, AND ASTROBIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS. Joseph S. Levy1, James W. Head2, Caleb I. Fassett2, Andrew G. Fountain1 1Portland State Univ. Dept. of Geology, Portland, OR, USA. 2Brown Univ. Dept. of Geological Sciences, Providence, RI, USA. [email protected].
Conclusions. The morphological properties of the North-Hellas and Galaxias Fossae depressions are strongly suggestive of ice-cauldron formation processes. Volumetric and calorimetric estimates suggest that up to a cubic kilometer of ice may have been removed in order to form these depressions (melted and/or vaporized), and that an ice-rich substrate may have cracked in response to surface subsidence to produce the observed concentric fracture (crevasse) morphology. The combined possibilities of liquid water with volcanic-gas enriched growing environments makes these features tantalizing astrobiological targets, and suggests the importance of in-situ and terrestrial-research in volcano-ice systems. Ongoing work will develop strategies for distinguishing these landforms from potential ice impact interactions observed on the Tharsis Montes tropical mountain glaciers.
Scientists have for the first time confirmed liquid water flowing on the surface of present-day Mars, a finding that will add to speculation that life, if it ever arose there, could persist now.
RE-ASSESSMENT OF HYDROVOLCANISM-BASED RESURFACING WITHIN THE GALAXIAS FOSSAE REGION OF MARS. J. A. Skinner, Jr.1, L. A. Skinner2, and J. S. Kargel3, 1U. S. Geological Survey, Astrogeology Research Program, 2255 N. Gemini Dr., Flagstaff, AZ 86001 ([email protected]), 2Dept. of Geology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 ([email protected]), 3Dept. Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona ([email protected]).