Could Hydrogen Peroxide Life Survive on Mars . ... Credit Copyright: Viking Project , NASA Explanation: Is there life on Mars? ... Two planetary scientists recently speculated that were extremophile microbes to involve a mixture of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and water (H2O), these microbes might well be able survive the thin, cold, dry atmosphere on Mars. Life that involves hydrogen peroxide does exist here on Earth , they note, and such life would be better able to absorb water on Mars . ...