Martian Soil Is Deadly. And That's Why It Might Support Life.

Name: Martian Soil Is Deadly. And That's Why It Might Support Life.
Uploaded: 2026-01-01
Duration: 20 min 31 s
Channel: PBS Space Time
Description: The tardigrade—capable of surviving extreme drying, freezing, heat, radiation, the vacuum of space, maybe even the asteroid impact. Who knows, maybe some have hitchhiked on impact ejecta to Mars. And according to a new study, the tardigrade can survive most of the ravages of the Martian surface....

The tardigrade—capable of surviving extreme drying, freezing, heat, radiation, the vacuum of space, maybe even the asteroid impact. Who knows, maybe some have hitchhiked on impact ejecta to Mars. And according to a new study, the tardigrade can survive most of the ravages of the Martian surface....

21 min - Space & the Universe - PBS Space Time

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