Mars' Dusty Ice Enhances Photosynthesis
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•Alien life could lurk on Mars beneath protective ice, study suggests
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NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory says conditions needed for photosynthesis to occur on Mars could exist beneath the surface of dusty ice at the Red Planet’s mid-latitudes.
The study suggests that a thick enough layer of ice could filter out harsh radiation from the sun but also allow enough sunlight through to allow photosynthesis.
While 71% of Earth 's surface is covered in liquid-water oceans, Mars appears to be a mostly dry landscape.
Scientists think Mars lost its liquid water billions of years ago .
' Cryoconite holes' form when dust and sediment on top of the ice melt into the ice because it is darker than the ice.
Liquid water forms around the dark dust inside the ice due to heating from sunlight, even if the ice above is frozen, like a lid.
This happens because the ice is translucent, allowing sunlight to penetrate below the surface.
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