Strange bacteria create oxygen on a shocking Martian environment

An international team of scientists discovered a strange bacterium that can turn light into fuel in an extremely harsh environment similar to Mars.

Specifically, experts at NASA discovered a new species of bacteria that can absorb sunlight to generate energy, releasing oxygen in the process, in particular, which can turn light into fuel in the lips. Extremely harsh schools are similar to those on Mars.

Strange bacteria Chroococcidiopsis thermalis.(Image source: phys).

The new work shows at least one exotic bacterium called Chroococcidiopsis thermalis . They live in some of the harshest environments in the world.

Its peculiarity is that it can absorb red light wavelengths, have extremely high energy levels in darker conditions, but the Mars environment can be a similar example.

By studying the physical mechanisms behind the absorption of these organisms, scientists are learning more about how photosynthesis works by bacteria, as well as learning more about how bacteria work. This produces oxygen in low light conditions.

Elmars Krausz, co-author and professor at ANU said in a statement: "Theoretical photosynthesis can be exploited in this bacterium, promising it can be used as a means, to create gas for humans to breathe on Mars in the future ".

Krausz added: 'The organisms that adapt to low light, such as the Chroococcidiopsis thermalis that we study, can grow under rocks, and are able to survive in the harsh conditions of the Red Planet'. .