A photo from open sources Agree, it’s hard to imagine that life was preserved on the dried surface of Mars, however, the chances find it under Martian earth – much more. However any life form requires a source of energy for existence. We to For example, breathe oxygen. But the Martians, it turns out, is quite could equally depend on hydrogen. Team of scientists in led by Lisa Mayhu (CU Boulder) discovered a specific chemical a reaction that could occur between iron-containing minerals and water, producing hydrogen. So much hydrogen that he could very well become a platform for maintaining life – both on our planet and on Mars, and anywhere else. This chemical reaction occurs between seawater and igneous rocks under the bottom the ocean. Stones are released near hot hydrothermal springs. iron ions into water, and those, in turn, reacting with water, produce iron oxides and hydrogen.
A photo from open sources And although this hydrogen (dissolved in water) produced in regions too hot for a prosperous life (over 200 degrees Celsius), it seeps into colder regions where, according to our data, certain microbes can already live. Mayhew and her colleagues found the first evidence that this the reaction can also be excellent at low temperatures. “Reactions the water and stones that produce hydrogen, we believe, were one from the earliest sources of energy for life on Earth. However we while we know very little about the possibility of the formation of such hydrogen at temperature is too low for life to survive. If these reactions could produce enough hydrogen at low temperatures, microorganisms could live in rocks where this reaction is potentially would create an excellent habitat under water. “Well, the reaction such as this, which also proceeds with ease, leads to interesting thoughts on how primitive life could survive on a very young Earth. And if primitive earthly life could survive so then why not Martian repeat her feat? Or show an example. Could a hydrogen-dependent life be on Mars? Currently, the possibility of this is not excluded. Mechanism sort of what we described could deliver a huge amount of energy for indigenous Martian microbes. Mayhew and the team found that hydrogen can be produced when temperature within 50-100 degrees Celsius from mineral under name spinel. Spinels are quite common on Mars and on Earth (and on the moon too). They are often found together on our planet. with rubies. Upon closer inspection, the researchers found that spinels are catalysts during the formation of hydrogen at much lower temperatures than previously thought. The life of modern Martians Although modern Mars does not suffer from an excess of water, it was almost certainly filled with water in the past. The recent discovery of Martian pebbles has led to undeniable evidence that rivers flowed on ancient Mars. By however, some believe that there is still water on Mars. They tried to explain the presence of methane in the atmosphere of Mars by others. reactions associated with water and stone. The truth is that Mars is it is a mysterious little world. We send there research robots for decades, but still we don’t know much. However, now, thanks to the close attention to the red planet of the scientific community of the whole world, we know more than before. We can say that they are well acquainted with the neighbor. Some astrobiologists are almost certain that if we find life in The solar system, then we will find it on Mars. After all, Mars not much colder than the Earth, and there is no scorching heat and acid heaven like on other planets. If Mars is hiding a higher temperature and liquid water below the surface, it is possible that some Martian life is hiding under the earth’s crust of the planet even today. But for now we can’t know for sure – and damn are intrigued.
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