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Originally Posted by freebeard
Makes you wonder, are there more life forms in the abyssal waters or the continental crusts.
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I believe that the Russians have drilled the deepest bore hole, at around 10-miles depth, so whatever came out of that hole would represent out deepest 'look' into the crust.
Submersibles, investigating life around hydrothermal vents on the seafloor have to keep some distance due to extreme temperatures.
NASA probably have the most data, as we'll be going to Enceladus to look for life at the south polar region.
There's an internal ocean, heated by Roche tidal effects which warms it, and there they be some form of life there, as concentrated organic molecules have been detected by Cassini, in erupting geyser plumes shooting into space.
