Near-infrared detection of potential evidence for microscopic organisms on Europa

Astrobiology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 505-529

  Dalton, J Brad ^a   Mogul, Rakesh ^b   Kagawa, Hiromi K ^a   Chan, Suzanne L ^a   Jamieson, Corey S ^c  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Europa; Extraterrestrial life; Extremophiles; Infrared spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; FREEZING; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; INSTRUMENTATION; LIFE; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE;

BIOGENESIS; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; FREEZING; JUPITER; LIFE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED;

EID: 3843145256     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/153110703322610618     Document Type: Conference Paper

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