Mars
Extremophilic life on mars. The hypothetical one that is of course. Would that be life based on extremly cold or warm conditions you think? Is there any active geological hot spots on Mars at all?
June 12, 2008 + Posted in Planetary studies +
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I beleive they found some old clues in favor of an ancient tectonic regime in Mars. As tectonic plate displacements are partially related to convection currents, there were maybe some hot spots, where the upward fluxes of two convective systems meet. But since tectonics on mars aren’t active anymore… :p
Also, I think we have to be more “open-minded” in the way that Earth does not contain all the possible environnements where some old chemical molecules would have been able to multiply themselves. From this approach, a wise man (I can’t rememebr who!!) once said that what followed the apparition of life is really less fascinating that the apparition of “Life” itself.
Valentin
Comment by Valentin — June 13, 2008 @ 2:21 pm
Valentin: Thanks for your answer!
Comment by Antimonite — June 13, 2008 @ 2:30 pm