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Astrobiology Analog Site: Copernicus Sentinel-2 Views The Danakil Depression In Ethiopia

by Keith Cowing

Located in northeastern Ethiopia, near the border with Eritrea, the Danakil Depression lies between the Danakil Alps on the east and the Ethiopian Plateau on the west. It is a […]

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Extremely Acidic Proteomes And Metabolic Flexibility In Bacteria And Highly Diversified Archaea Thriving In Geothermal Chaotropic Brines

by Keith Cowing

Few described archaeal, and fewer bacterial, lineages thrive at salt-saturating conditions, such as solar saltern crystallizers (salinity above 30%-w/v).

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Astrobiologist Kennda Lynch Uses Analogs On Earth to Find Life On Mars

by Keith Cowing

If we find life on the Red Planet, we’ll have astrobiologists like Dr. Kennda Lynch to thank. Lynch is an astrobiologist and geomicrobiologist studying life in extreme environments on Earth […]

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Ultra-small Microbes Exhibit Extreme Survival Skills In Ethiopia's Mars-like Wonderland

by Keith Cowing

The first study of ultra-small bacteria living in the extreme environment of Ethiopia’s Dallol hot springs shows that life can thrive in conditions similar to those thought to have been […]

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Extreme Environment of Danakil Depression Sheds Light on Mars, Titan

by Keith Cowing

The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia is a spectacular, hostile environment that may resemble conditions encountered on Mars and Titan — as well as in sites containing nuclear waste. From 20 […]

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Hydrothermal Systems Show Spectrum of Extreme Life on Earth

by Keith Cowing

The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia is one of the most inhospitable places on Earth. Hydrothermal system at the Danakil Depression. The yellow deposits are a variety of sulphates and the […]

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