Does Mars have any environment in which a plant, virus or otherwise would be capable of living on Mars without an artificial environment? Is there anything that can live below the Armstrong Limit on Mars?
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2$\begingroup$ Not duplicates, but there are some interesting answers and comments to Are not crash landings on Mars violating the Planetary Protection rules? and also Why is Curiosity not heading for Peace Vallis? that you might find worth perusing! $\endgroup$ – uhoh Aug 7 '18 at 5:51
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3$\begingroup$ However, can you find a way to make your question further different from What existing life on Earth is best suited for the Martian environment? than it is? You might add a link to this question, then explain that answers there don't really address all of Mars's conditions at once. $\endgroup$ – uhoh Aug 7 '18 at 7:12
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1$\begingroup$ @Muze, yes, but we make pressure suits! $\endgroup$ – Steve Linton Sep 29 '18 at 17:07
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1$\begingroup$ As uhoh pointed out, seems like pretty much a duplicate of space.stackexchange.com/questions/8963/…. $\endgroup$ – Anthony X Sep 29 '18 at 17:59
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1$\begingroup$ @uhoh thanks for the links. I wish there was a way to like your comment where you can see it was me! $\endgroup$ – Muze the good Troll. Sep 29 '18 at 20:17
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The German Aerospace Center found that lichens and a Cyanobacteria could survive on the surface of mars for at least a month after subjecting them to mars like conditions.
Article on the subject: http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/20120515-earth-life-survive-mars.html
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1$\begingroup$ Thanks for your answer. Please check out all of SE. You are the only one who made an attempt to answer this question. Here is 50 bonus reputation points to help you get started. $\endgroup$ – Muze the good Troll. Sep 30 '18 at 22:07
