Volcanism has been a dominant process on Mars, along with a pervasive global cryosphere. Therefore, the interaction between these two distinct process throughout Martian history is considered likely. Terrestrial basaltic volcano-ice interaction in Iceland produces distinctive lithologies and alteration mineral terrains, as well as hydrothermal environments that can be inhabited by microorganisms. This seminar will explore (i) how these terrains are being used to develop current and future Mars rover instrumentation and (ii) the microbial communities that inhabit the hydrothermal environments active at the volcano-ice interface.