Could microbes inhabiting extreme desert environments be a gateway to life on the Martian surface?

Ali Bahadur; Wasim Sajjad; Abhishek Banerjee; Nikhat Ilahi; Syed Zaheer Ud Din; Tuo Chen; Wei Zhang; Shengyun Chen

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Could microbes inhabiting extreme desert environments be a gateway to life on the Martian surface?

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Cryosphere and Eco-Environment Research Station of Shule River Headwaters, Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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International School for Optoelectronic Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, China
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These authors contributed equally

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Corresponding authors: ziaoshen@163.com (W.Z.); sychen@lzb.ac.cn (S.C.)
Received Date: May 23, 2024

Accepted Date: August 28, 2024

Published Online: September 25, 2024

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1. Extreme terrestrial environments can be colonized by microbes (archaea, bacteria, fungi).
  
  Microbes thriving in extreme habitats likely support the existence of life in extraterrestrial environments.
  
  Unraveling extreme environments like cave-like features and rock pores are vital for life search on Mars.

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Existence of life outside the Earth is a mystery that human beings have been searching for centuries. In the past few decades, discovering microbes in extremely terrestrial habitats has opened a gateway to the possible existence of life on Mars. This review presented evidence of microbial life in extremely dry environments such as the Atacama Desert and McMurdo Dry Valleys, which serve as possible analogues for Martian conditions. The survival strategies of microbes, including their ability to penetrate rock pores and cave-like features in these extreme environments, highlighted the potential parallels in life strategies on Mars. It offered insights into how extraterrestrial life might have originated, evolved, and migrated between planets. Moreover, the review discussed the challenges associated with finding extraterrestrial life and proposed strategies to overcome these obstacles. Deep multidisciplinary investigations, approached with great caution, are imperative for detecting signs of life on the Red Planet and ensuring the survival of the human community.

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