A spectroscopy and isotope study of sediments from the Antarctic Dry Valleys as analogues for potential paleolakes on Mars

• Published in: International Journal of Astrobiology
• Main Authors: Bishop, Janice L., Anglen, Brandy L., Pratt, Lisa M., Edwards, Howell G.M., Des Marais, David J., Doran, Peter T.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: LSU Digital Commons 2003
• Subjects: Antarctic sediments; isotopes; life; Mars; spectroscopy; water; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Hoare; Lake Hoare; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/geo_pubs/666; https://doi.org/10.1017/S1473550403001654

A spectroscopy and isotope study has been performed on igneous sediments from Lake Hoare, a nearly isolated ecosystem in the Dry Valleys region of Antarctica. The mineralogy and chemistry of these sediments were studied in order to gain insights into the biogeochemical processes occurring in a perma...