Could Cyanobacteria Survive on Mars?

New experiments have shown that cyanobacteria (aka blue-green algae) can successfully grow in Martian atmospheric conditions. ... "Under these conditions, cyanobacteria kept their ability to grow in water containing only Mars-like dust and could still be used for feeding other microbes.

Can cyanobacteria survive on Mars?

Scientists have managed to grow cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, in artificially created Mars-like climate. “Here we show that cyanobacteria can use gases available in the Martian atmosphere, at a low total pressure, as their source of carbon and nitrogen,” said Cyprien Verseux, an astrobiologist.

Can anything survive on Mars?

Scientists say some microbes from Earth could survive on Mars, at least temporarily, raising new problems and possibilities for future exploration of the red planet. ...