Adaptation of the Lichen Rhizocarpon Geographicum to harsh high-altitude conditions: Relevance to a habitable mars

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 1299, 2007, Pages 145-150

  De La Torre, Rosa ^a   Garcia Sancho, Leopoldo ^b   Horneck, Gerda ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

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EID: 38149142361     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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