"They stop growing at temperatures below -10 degrees Celsius but might do quite well in the soils of Mars on a warm day, if they could find a source of hydrogen and protection from UV rays. Cavicchioli points out that M. frigidum do not require a source of carbon, other than carbon dioxide in the air. "
It is considered a fact that the Moon has Hydrogen in it's regolith- 10 billion tons of it in first meter over the entire surface. I believe it's thought to have been deposited via solar wind. Mars' thin atmosphere wouldn't seem likely (to me) prevent this same process from occurring on Mars.
Problem doesn't seem to be as much where you get the hydrogen, or protection from UV, but as Gary mentioned in recent post, where is the methane which is produced?
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