The transfer of viable microorganisms between planets

CIBA Foundation Symposia

Volumn , Issue 202, 1996, Pages 304-317

  Davies, P C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; CLIMATE; COSMIC RADIATION; DISASTER; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; MOON; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE;

ARCHAEA; BIOGENESIS; CLIMATE; COSMIC RADIATION; EARTH (PLANET); ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; MARS; METEOROIDS; MINOR PLANETS; MOON; NATURAL DISASTERS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0030321693     PISSN: 03005208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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