A hydrothermal system associated with the Siljan impact structure, Sweden - Implications for the search for fossil life on mars

Astrobiology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 271-289

  Hode, Tomas ^a   Von Dalwigk, Ilka ^b   Broman, Curt ^b  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fluid inclusion; Hydrothermal system; Impact; Mars; Siljan; Thermophiles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; AWARDS AND PRIZES; FOSSIL; MICROCLIMATE; SWEDEN;

AWARDS AND PRIZES; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; FOSSILS; MARS; SWEDEN;

EID: 17844394012     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/153110703769016370     Document Type: Article

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