The Fact That This Chain Of Life Existed [at Volcanic Vents On The Seafloor] In The Black Cold Of The Deep Sea And Was Utterly Independent Of Sunlight - Previously Thought To Be The Font Of All Earth's Life - Has Startling Ramifications. If Life Could Flourish There, Nurtured By A Complex Chemical Process Based On Geothermal Heat, Then Life Could Exist Under Similar Conditions On Planets Far Removed From The Nurturing Light Of Our Parent Star, The Sun.
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The Fact That This Chain Of Life
Robert Ballard
The Fact That This Chain Of Life Existed [at Volcanic Vents On The Seafloor] In The Black Cold Of The Deep Sea And Was Utterly Independent Of Sunlight - Previously Thought To Be The Font Of All Earth's Life - Has Startling Ramifications. If Life Could Flourish There, Nurtured By A Complex Chemical Process Based On Geothermal Heat, Then Life Could Exist Under Similar Conditions On Planets Far Removed From The Nurturing Light Of Our Parent Star, The Sun.
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