Thermophiles, early biosphere evolution, and the origin of life on Earth: Implications for the exobiological exploration of Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 103, Issue E12, 1998, Pages 28457-28461

  Farmer, Jack ^a,b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE; EARLY EARTH; MARS; ORIGIN OF LIFE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA;

EID: 0033604668     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JE01542     Document Type: Article

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