Microbes make tubular microtunnels on Earth and perhaps on Mars
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 09:10
in Earth & Climate
Tubular microtunnels believed to be the trace fossils formed by microbes inhabiting volcanic rock interiors have only been reported in oceanic and subglacial settings. This is the first observation of such features in basaltic volcanic glass erupted in a continental lake environment, the Fort Rock volcanic field.