Alien microbes on meteorites. Conceptual artwork of a magnifying glass examining microbes on the surface of meteorites. It is thought that micro-organ

---

Alien microbes on meteorites. Conceptual artwork of a magnifying glass examining microbes on the surface of meteorites. It is thought that micro-organisms could survive the harsh conditions of space transported on the surface of space debris, such as comets and meteorites. These micro-organisms may form life on other planets if there are suitable conditions. The panspermia theory suggests the idea that life on Earth originated in this manner.

---

Size: 5400px × 3510px
Photo credit: © LYNETTE COOK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: agd, ameba, amoeba, amoebae, amoebic, animal, aquaculture, aquatic, atlantic, biological, biology, colored, colour, coloured, cultured, disease, eukaryotic, extension, extensions, false-colored, false-coloured, fauna, fish, gill, life, manipulated, marine, microbe, microbiological, microbiology, micrograph, microorganism, nature, neoparamoeba, paramoeba, parasite, parasitic, pathogen, pathogenic, perurans, protozoa, protozoan, pseudopod, pseudopodia, pseudopods, salmon, sem, single-celled, unicellular, wildlife, zoological, zoology