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In Ethiopia Thinking of Mars, Searching for Life
It is in the volcanic crater of Mount Dallol, Ethiopia, that researchers from the University of Bologna go “hunting” for organisms able to survive in hostile environments similar to those of the “Red Planet”. We are 125 metres below sea level and the temperature can reach over 60 degrees, with chlorine and sulphur vapours that fill the air.
