Open AccessScientists Discover an Environment on the Cusp of Habitability
Author(s) -
Katherine Kornei
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2018eo100089
Subject(s) - habitability , astrobiology , cusp (singularity) , earth science , geology , physics , astronomy , planet , mathematics , geometry
A volcanically heated Costa Rican lake hosts only one type of organism, suggesting that its Mars-like environment is just barely capable of supporting life.