TIL: Life Could Exist on Mars Thanks to Methane | Today I Learned

anywhere on earth that we find liquid

anywhere on earth that we find liquid water and other sources of nutrients and

water and other sources of nutrients and

water and other sources of nutrients and energy we find life so we’re studying

energy we find life so we’re studying

energy we find life so we’re studying bubbles of methane that are coming out

bubbles of methane that are coming out

bubbles of methane that are coming out of the Earth’s crust in the deep sea

of the Earth’s crust in the deep sea

of the Earth’s crust in the deep sea this is a very interesting source of

this is a very interesting source of

this is a very interesting source of energy for microbes at the bottom of the

energy for microbes at the bottom of the

energy for microbes at the bottom of the ocean

on the seafloor that seems them bubbling

on the seafloor that seems them bubbling coming up so that’s the methane gas

coming up so that’s the methane gas

coming up so that’s the methane gas you see microbes that are living right

you see microbes that are living right

you see microbes that are living right at the edge of what is energetically

at the edge of what is energetically

at the edge of what is energetically possible and these are the ones eating

possible and these are the ones eating

possible and these are the ones eating methane on Mars we found methane about

methane on Mars we found methane about

methane on Mars we found methane about two or three billion years ago there was

two or three billion years ago there was

two or three billion years ago there was liquid water over parts of the planet we

liquid water over parts of the planet we

liquid water over parts of the planet we know that if there were also methane

know that if there were also methane

know that if there were also methane around the microbes were seeing at the

around the microbes were seeing at the

around the microbes were seeing at the sea floor here on earth could have

sea floor here on earth could have

sea floor here on earth could have survived on Mars even finding microbes

survived on Mars even finding microbes

survived on Mars even finding microbes would be an enormous discovery any type

would be an enormous discovery any type

would be an enormous discovery any type of life outside of Earth would really

of life outside of Earth would really

of life outside of Earth would really fundamentally change our sense of what’s

fundamentally change our sense of what’s

fundamentally change our sense of what’s possible in the universe and what it

possible in the universe and what it

possible in the universe and what it means to be living here on earth

if you were to use energy as quickly as

if you were to use energy as quickly as a hummingbird you’d have to eat a fridge

a hummingbird you’d have to eat a fridge

a hummingbird you’d have to eat a fridge full of food or about 300 hamburgers

full of food or about 300 hamburgers

full of food or about 300 hamburgers every day in order to survive