A spectroscopy and isotope study of sediments from the Antarctic Dry Valleys as analogues for potential paleolakes on Mars

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 273-287

  Bishop, Janice L ^a,b   Anglen, Brandy L ^c   Pratt, Lisa M ^c   Edwards, Howell G M ^d   Des Marais, David J ^b   Doran, Peter T ^e  

^a SETI INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic sediments; isotopes; life; Mars; spectroscopy; water

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846404633     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550403001654     Document Type: Article

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