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[โ€“] sbv@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Let's do this.

It does assume life is capable of spreading via lithopanspermia. In all of the worlds we've examined (earth, Mars, the moon, maybe Venus if you're feeling charitable), we have not seen evidence that lithopanspermia spreads life.

But maybe it works elsewhere.

We really need to take a closer look at Europa, Titan, and Enceladus.