document.write("<TABLE cellSpacing=0 width=150 align=right border=0 vspace=2 hspace=3>"," <tr><td><A href=\"http://www.astrobio.net/articles/images/extreme_fact.jpg\"> <IMG height=145  alt=\"Extreme Life image\"  src=\"http://www.astrobio.net/articles/images/extreme_fact.jpg\" width=145  border=0></A></TD></TR>","   <TR borderColor=#000000 bgColor=#ccccff> <TD><BR><B>Extreme Life Briefing</B><BR><BR> <li>Hottest: 235 F (113 C) <i>Pyrolobus fumarii</i> (Volcano Island, Italy) <li>Coldest: 5 F (-15 C) <i>Cryptoendoliths</i> (Antarctica) <li>Highest Radiation: (5 MRad, or 5000x what kills humans) <i>Deinococcus radiodurans</i> <li>Deepest: 3.2 km underground <li>Acid: pH 0.0 (most life is at least factor of 100,000 less acidic) pH 5-8 <li>Basic: pH 11.0 (most life is at least factor of 1000 less basic) pH 5-8 <li>Longest in space: 6 years <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> (NASA satellite) <li>High Pressure (1200 times atmospheric) <li>Saltiest: 30% salt, or 9 times human blood saltiness. <i>Haloarcula</i> <li>Smallest: <0.1 micron or 500 fit across a human hair width (picoplankton)  <BR><I>Credit: USGS</I> <BR><BR></TD></TR>","</TABLE>");