Earthly Lava Tubes May Offer Insights into Extraterrestrial Life
Author(s) -
Aaron Sidder
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2021eo163403
Subject(s) - extraterrestrial life , astrobiology , lava , search for extraterrestrial intelligence , geology , earth science , paleontology , volcano , physics
New research finds that Actinobacteria in lava caves fix carbon and survive independent of surface inputs, offering a fresh perspective in the search for life beyond Earth.
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