THE SEARCH FOR LIFE ON MARS

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 27, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 263-289

  Mckay, Christopher P ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct Indication; Early Time; Geochemistry; Liquid Water; Organic Chemistry

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; WATER;

FLUVIAL FEATURES; LIQUID WATER; MARTIAN LIFE; MARTIAN METEORITE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; FOSSIL; LIFE; NASA CENTER ARC; NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPACE FLIGHT; TIME;

NASA CENTER ARC; NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY;

BIOGENESIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; CLIMATE; EARTH (PLANET); ECOSYSTEM; FOSSILS; LIFE; MARS; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPACE FLIGHT; TIME; WATER;

MARS;

EID: 0031172012     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: 15730875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006500116990     Document Type: Article

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