Sources of nutrients and energy for a deep biosphere on Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E5, 1999, Pages 11805-11815

  Fisk, Martin R ^a   Giovannoni, Stephen J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE; EXOBIOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MARS;

EID: 0033602723     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE900010     Document Type: Article

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