Cryptoendolith communities in Antarctic dry valley region sandstones: Potential analogues of Martian life-forms
We are studying cryptoendolith-bearing Antarctic sandstones, to determine if the microbes alter the elemental composition of the rocks. If there is an effect, then it might be a tracer for the presence of micro-organisms in martian surface materials.
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Format: | Conference Object |
Language: | English |
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2003
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Online Access: | https://oro.open.ac.uk/8720/ https://oro.open.ac.uk/8720/1/CRYPTOENDOLITH_COMMUNITIES_IN_ANTARCTIC_DRY_VALLEY_REGION_SANDSTONES.pdf http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2003/pdf/1576.pdf |
Summary: | We are studying cryptoendolith-bearing Antarctic sandstones, to determine if the microbes alter the elemental composition of the rocks. If there is an effect, then it might be a tracer for the presence of micro-organisms in martian surface materials. |
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