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Together with David Moreira, Jodie Belilla and Purification Lopez-Garcia from the Ecologie, Systématique et Evolution research unit (ESE,
Université Orsay), Jose Maria Lopez-Garcia from the Instituto Geologico
y Minero de Espana (Madrid) and Olivier Grunewald, Bernadette Gilbertas
and Jacques Barthelemy, we traveled to northern Ethiopia from January
11 to January 26. A first part of the trip was dedicated to sampling in
the area of Dallol, populated by numerous hydrothermal ponds which show
high salinities, high temperatures and very low pH. One of the goals
was to study the limits of Life. The second part of the trip was
dedicated to sampling diverse lakes in the Danakil and look for
potential bioconstructions.
Analyses are in progress...
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On the dome of Dallol, an hydrothermal system in evaporites
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From the shore of Lake Bakili
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Learn more from previous trips
Paper in Le Journal du CNRS
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