Colorado Progressive

The possibilities for scientific research on the Antarctic primordial ooze must be giddy making:

The existence of the Blood Falls ecosystem shows that life is indeed possible in the most extreme of conditions. Life could perhaps exist on other planets with similar environments and similar bodies of frozen water – notably Mars and Jupiter’s moon Europa.

Check the larger image here, and note the tent in the foreground for a sense of scale.

Thanks Brian K. for posting on Facebook.