In the year of 2016 numerous samples were taken throughout the highlands of Iceland, they were isolated and identified and their microbial-life analyzed and if there is any change these types of bacteria would be able to survive in the harsh environment, such as on Mars.
Yfir sumarið og haustið 2016 var farið í leiðangra um hálendi Íslands, valdir voru staðir sem þóttu líkja helst til yfirborð Mars. Jarðvegssýni voru tekin og erfðaefni bakteríanna einangruð og tegundagreind.