Originally posted by Sator
Originally posted by ArMaP
reply to post by Sator
But what would you expect to find in a desert?
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Spiders, scorpions, snakes, microbial life, cactus and other flora.
Is it so weird to think about this?
From what has been studied so far, there appears to be some water at the poles but overall the planet would probably not have enough to sustain cactus and other flora or the other forms of life you mention. The surface doesn't even appear to have much (if any) soil in which to grow plant life--it's primarily rocks.
But all of Mars has not been explored yet so some of these things may exist elsewhere on the planet.
I agree with the idea that there may be some forms of life we humans don't even recognize.

