Detecting life traces in extreme cold and dry conditions on earth: possible analogues of life on Mars

• Main Authors: Wierzchos, Jacek, Ríos, Asunción de los, Ascaso, Carmen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: European Space Agency 2004
• Subjects: Microbial ecology; lithobiontic; SEM-BSE; EDS technique; fossils; biomarkers; Ross Desert; Antarctic; Burton; Mount Fleming; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/111574

3 páginas, 4 figuras Microbial life in the hars conditions of Antarctica's cold desert may be considered an analogue of potential life on early Mars. The microbial ecology of these lithobiontic, extremophile microorganism communities could provide clues to the challenging question of how life (...