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Non Life Sciences => Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology => Topic started by: philthewineguy on 25/04/2021 11:39:39

Title: autotrophs on Mars?
Post by: philthewineguy on 25/04/2021 11:39:39

What broad range of autotrophs would not be able to live in the salty lakes under Mars' southern polar ice caps?

Title: Re: autotrophs on Mars?
Post by: Kryptid on 25/04/2021 14:54:17

Anything photosynthetic.

Title: Re: autotrophs on Mars?
Post by: Bored chemist on 25/04/2021 14:58:24

Anything thermophilic, anything that's not extraordinarily halophilic.

Title: Re: autotrophs on Mars?
Post by: evan_au on 25/04/2021 22:49:09

Antifreeze extremophiles.