From Darwin to Mars: Desert varnish as a model for preservation of complex (bio)chemical systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5163, Issue , 2004, Pages 136-144

  Perry, Randall S ^a   Kolb, Vera M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative genetic systems; Chemical evolution; Chemicals in the varnish; Definition of life; Desert varnish; Organosilicates; Rock varnish; Silicic acid; Transition zone

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE GENETIC SYSTEMS; CHEMICAL EVOLUTION; CHEMICALS IN THE VARNISH; DEFINITION OF LIFE; DESERT VARNISH; ORGANOSILICATES; ROCK VARNISH; SILICIC ACID; TRANSITION ZONE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; EARTH (PLANET); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MASS SPECTROMETERS; OXIDATION; RADIATION; ROCKS; SILICATES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 1942423269     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.513383     Document Type: Conference Paper

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