The microbial world and the case for Mars

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1053-1063

  Horneck, Gerda ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Extremophiles; Mars; Microbial communities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345792455     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(00)00079-9     Document Type: Article

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