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Old 09-12-2022, 06:39 PM   #888 (permalink)
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Makes you wonder, are there more life forms in the abyssal waters or the continental crusts.

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https://www.scientificamerican.com › article › life-found-deep-inside-earths-oceanic-crust
Life Found Deep inside Earth's Oceanic Crust
This crust is several kilometers thick and covers 60% of the planet's surface, making it the largest habitat on Earth. The microbes inside it seem to survive largely by using hydrogen, formed when...

https://phys.org › news › 2022-08-ancient-source-oxygen-life-hidden.html
Ancient source of oxygen for life hidden deep in the Earth's crust
8 Aug 2022Researchers were able to simulate some of the key conditions of subsurface rock fracturing using vials in the lab. Rocks representative of oceanic and continental crust were crushed under nitrogen ...
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