Prokaryotes at Colour Peak – An analogue for the Icy Moons

• Main Authors: Macey, Michael C, Stephens, Ben, Fox-Powell, Mark, Cousins, Claire R., Schwenzer, Susanne P, Pearson, Victoria K., Olsson-Francis, Karen
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Arctic; Colour Peak
• Online Access: https://oro.open.ac.uk/62327/; http://www.eana-net.eu/index.php?page=Conferences/EANA2018

The aquifer fed springs of Colour Peak in the Canadian arctic are perennially cold, highly saline and sulphur rich. These properties have led to the springs being considered analogous to subsurface aqueous environments on Mars[1-3]. Therefore, understanding the diversity of prokaryotes that are capa...