Life on Mars could be surviving in an area deep underground

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The Acidalia Planitia, the darker region towards the top right of this image of Mars, may host bacteria deep beneath its rocky surface

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A specific area on Mars has been identified as a potential location for current life – with the organisms living far beneath the surface.

Andrea Butturini at the University of Barcelona and his colleagues investigated possible locations on Mars that could host living organisms, focusing on areas that might have the right amounts of water, heat and energy necessary for life to exist.

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