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Searching for Life on Mars Before It Is Too Late

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Astrobiology"

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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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "Astrobiology"

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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recommendations! Published in 2023 at "Astrobiology"

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

The search for ancient life on Mars using morphological and mass spectrometric analysis: an analog study in detecting microfossils in Messinian gypsum

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences"

DOI: 10.3389/fspas.2025.1503042

Abstract: Hydrated sulfate deposits have been detected on Mars. A spaceflight instrument capable of detecting microfossils in these salt deposits is highly important for the search for ancient life on Mars. This study employed a range… read more here.

Keywords: detecting microfossils; ancient life; life mars; messinian gypsum ... See more keywords