In the context of Panspermia: May lichens serve as shuttles for their bionts in space?

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 545, 2004, Pages 197-198

  De Vera, J P ^a   Horneck, G ^b   Rettberg, P ^b   Ott, S ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; MICROORGANISMS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BIOSPHERE; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY (CLSM); LICHENS; PHOTOBIONTS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 2342624682     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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