<ul><li>New research suggests that the best place to find existing life on Mars is buried deep within the crust.</li><li>A type of single-celled organisms called methanogens, which consume hydrogen and produce methane, could potentially thrive in Mars-like conditions.</li><li>Researchers identified three Earth environments similar to Mars where methanogens thrive: deep in the crust, lakes under the Antarctic ice cap, and super-saline basins in the deep ocean.</li><li>The most promising location for potential life on Mars is Acidalia Planitia, a plain in the northern hemisphere, several kilometers below the surface.</li></ul>

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