This morning, in the only session on Astrobiology, John Moores from the University of Arizona suggested that areas of Mars that were sheltered from UV rays could harbour bacteria or other Martian life forms much longer than if they were exposed to the largely unfiltered UV rays that the surface of Mars usually encounters.

Maybe the hardier of bacteria could be surviving underneath the rovers, Moores suggested – although i’m not sure how serious he was. He did caveat that comment by saying it doesn’t mean that organics are there – just that subsurface organcis can surface in shady areas.

And speaking of shady areas, and being English, I couldn’t help but mention the weather – 3 days of dramatic electrical storms today gave way to glorious sunshine. Even League City, Texas looks nice in the sunshine…

This morning, in the only session on Astrobiology, John Moores from the University of Arizona suggested that areas of Mars that were sheltered from UV rays could harbour bacteria or other Martian life forms much longer than if they were exposed to the largely unfiltered UV rays that the surface of Mars usually encounters.

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