Template:Did you know nominations/Deep biosphere

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The result was: promoted by TheAwesomeHwyh 20:25, 31 December 2019 (UTC)

Deep biosphere

  • ... that the continental deep biosphere extends to depths of at least 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) below the surface? Source: "The record depth at which life has been found in the continental subsurface is approximately 5 km" ([1])
    • ALT1:... that the genetic diversity in the deep biosphere is at least as great as it is on the surface? Source: "The genetic diversity of life below the surface is comparable to or exceeds that above the surface" ([2])

Improved to Good Article status by RockMagnetist (DCO visiting scholar) (talk). Self-nominated at 01:59, 24 November 2019 (UTC).

Substantial GA, on good sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. I prefer the original hook. Thank you for an unusual topic! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:03, 24 November 2019 (UTC)