Searching for Life on Mars Before It Is Too Late
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DOI: 10.1089/ast.2017.1703
Abstract: Abstract Decades of robotic exploration have confirmed that in the distant past, Mars was warmer and wetter and its surface was habitable. However, none of the spacecraft missions to Mars have included among their scientific… read more here.
Keywords: astrobiology; life mars; life; mars late ... See more keywords
Deep-UV Raman Spectroscopy of Carbonaceous Precambrian Microfossils: Insights into the Search for Past Life on Mars.
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DOI: 10.1089/ast.2021.0135
Abstract: The current strategy for detecting evidence of ancient life on Mars-a primary goal of NASA's ongoing Mars 2020 mission-is based largely on knowledge of Precambrian life and of its preservation in Earth's early rock record.… read more here.
Keywords: precambrian microfossils; spectroscopy; life; raman spectroscopy ... See more keywords
Thermal Stability of (Bio)Carbonates: A Potential Signature for Detecting Life on Mars?
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DOI: 10.1089/ast.2021.0202
Abstract: The environmental conditions that prevail on the surface of Mars (i.e., high levels of radiation and oxidants) are not favorable for the long-term preservation of organic compounds on which all strategies for finding life on… read more here.
Keywords: thermal stability; bio carbonates; life; life mars ... See more keywords