Microfossils, biominerals, and chemical biomarkers in meteorites

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4939, Issue , 2002, Pages 10-27

  Hoover, Richard B ^a   Rozanov, Alexei Yu ^b  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Bioindicators; Biomarkers; Biominerals; Carbonace ous meteorites; Microfossils

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; METEORITES; MICROBIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ASTROBIOLOGY; BIOMINERALS; CHEMICAL BIOMARKERS; MICROFOSSILS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 0037837593     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.501868     Document Type: Conference Paper

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