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> It’s thought that any underground lakes on Mars must have a reasonably high salt content for the water to remain liquid. This means that any lifeforms in tha
by BelleOfTheBall 6y ago
> It’s thought that any underground lakes on Mars must have a reasonably high salt content for the water to remain liquid.
This means that any lifeforms in that water are unlikely but is it possible that the water remains liquid through something other than salt? Because the other alternative would be a lifeform that isn't influenced by salt as much as any that we know.
- koeng 6y agoHalophiles are a thing on earth and they live in extremely high salt content areas
- qchris 6y agoI know halophiles typically refer to organisms like bacteria, but one of my personal favourites in that category is the Devil's Hole pupfish, a species found exclusively in Death Valley. They live in water so salty (4x the saline concentration as most other fish) that they actually have to drink the water around them and process the salt internally. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Valley_pupfish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Valley_pupfish [2] https://travelnevada.com/wildlife/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-devils-hole-and-the-worlds-rarest-fish/ https://travelnevada.com/wildlife/10-things-you-need-to-know...
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