Possible present day habitats for life on Mars (Including potential Mars special regions): Difference between revisions

 
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A candidate metabolism would use one of the electron donors in the first column paired with one of the electron acceptors on the right as a source of energy. (The finalpaper dashalso onmentions leftCO<sub>2</sub> hand sidewhich is thereused justas becausean theelectron listacceptor ofby electronmethanogens donorswith ismolecular shorterhydrogen thanas the listdonor. of electron acceptors).
 
See also the presentations in: [http://planets.ucla.edu/meetings/past-meetings/mars-habitability-2013/program/ Redox Potentials for Martian Life]