Posted by tourdemars to Life on Mars at July 30, 2003 12:00 PM

A study of springs and ice-covered lakes in Canada's High Arctic could help point scientists to life on Mars. Researchers from McGill University have been studying the aquatic environments at Expedition Fiord on Axel Heiberg island. The area contains the most northerly perennial springs in Canada. Nancy Martineau says these springs maintain a temperature of about 5 C all year – despite winter air temperatures that dip below -40 C.