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Most Inhabitable Place – Dallol, Ethiopia

November 26 , 2019 1631 days 1348 0
  • Researchers have found an aquatic environment on the Earth with complete absence of any forms of life on Earth at Dallol geothermal field in Ethiopia.
  • Any form of microbial life was absent in the hot, saline, hyperacid ponds of the Dallol geothermal field.
  • Dallol is known as one of the driest and hottest places on the planet.
  • It is also one of the lowest land points, lying 125 m (410 ft) below mean sea level.
  • The research shows that the presence of liquid water on a planet alone does not directly imply the presence of life.

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