Sterile Soil from Antarctica: Organic Analysis

Soils from the dry-valley region of Antarctica can be sterile by the usual microbiological criteria and yet contain significant amounts of organic carbon. Examination of one such soil shows that the organic material is finely divided anthracite coal. These findings have significant implications for...

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Main Authors: Horowitz, N. H., Bauman, A. J., Cameron, R. E., Geiger, P. J., Hubbard, J. S., Shulman, G. P., Simmonds, P. G., Westberg, K.
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Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1969
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.164.3883.1054
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spelling craaas:10.1126/science.164.3883.1054 2024-06-09T07:39:33+00:00 Sterile Soil from Antarctica: Organic Analysis Horowitz, N. H. Bauman, A. J. Cameron, R. E. Geiger, P. J. Hubbard, J. S. Shulman, G. P. Simmonds, P. G. Westberg, K. 1969 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.164.3883.1054 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.164.3883.1054 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 164, issue 3883, page 1054-1056 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1969 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.164.3883.1054 2024-05-16T12:54:11Z Soils from the dry-valley region of Antarctica can be sterile by the usual microbiological criteria and yet contain significant amounts of organic carbon. Examination of one such soil shows that the organic material is finely divided anthracite coal. These findings have significant implications for the biological exploration of Mars. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Science 164 3883 1054 1056
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description Soils from the dry-valley region of Antarctica can be sterile by the usual microbiological criteria and yet contain significant amounts of organic carbon. Examination of one such soil shows that the organic material is finely divided anthracite coal. These findings have significant implications for the biological exploration of Mars.
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author Horowitz, N. H.
Bauman, A. J.
Cameron, R. E.
Geiger, P. J.
Hubbard, J. S.
Shulman, G. P.
Simmonds, P. G.
Westberg, K.
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Bauman, A. J.
Cameron, R. E.
Geiger, P. J.
Hubbard, J. S.
Shulman, G. P.
Simmonds, P. G.
Westberg, K.
Sterile Soil from Antarctica: Organic Analysis
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