Microbial Preservation in Sulfates in the Haughton Impact Structure Suggests Target in Search for Life on Mars

• Main Authors: Osinski, G. R., Cockell, C. S., Lee, P., Parnell, J.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration; Arctic; Devon Island
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20050173938

Microbes in Haughton Crater Sulfates: Impact craters are of high interest in planetary exploration because they are viewed as possible sites for evidence of life [1]. Hydrothermal systems in craters are particularly regarded as sites where primitive life could evolve. Evidence from the Miocene Haugh...