A stunning panoramic view of Mono Lake, California, from Mount Dana, with an inset close-up of GFAJ-1 bacteria, a species found in the lake that may use arsenic in place of phosphorus, suggesting the possibility of life forms with different fundamental elements than those found on Earth.

Astronomy Picture from 06/12/2010

Mono Lake: Home to the Strange Microbe GFAJ-1

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap101206.html


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