Experiment Suggests Martian Microbes Could Survive Asteroid Strike to Seed Earth

A new lab experiment demonstrates that hearty bacteria can survive pressures similar to an asteroid impact on Mars, supporting the hypothetical scenario of life being transferred from Mars to Earth.

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Experiment Shows Possibility of Martian Microbes Hitching a Ride to Earth

Hearty bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical scenario in which our planet was seeded with life.

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