Even if we nuked the whole earth to oblivion, turn the surface into glass, and evaporated the seas, some microbes would still survive deep underground. What we really need is an asteroid impact that turns the whole crust into molten lava and splatters it all over the solar system. Even that method might not work perfectly, but it’s our best chance.
Even if we nuked the whole earth to oblivion, turn the surface into glass, and evaporated the seas, some microbes would still survive deep underground. What we really need is an asteroid impact that turns the whole crust into molten lava and splatters it all over the solar system. Even that method might not work perfectly, but it’s our best chance.