Morphological biosignatures from subsurface environments: Recognition on planetary missions

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 135, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 245-254

  Hofmann, B A ^a  

^a NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM DER BURGERGEMEINDE BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biosignatures; Mars; Subsurface biosphere

Indexed keywords

FILAMENTS (LAMP); GARNETS; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; MINERALOGY; MINING; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

(1 1 0) SURFACE; BIOSIGNATURES; BUSINESS MEDIA; INDIVIDUAL (PSS 544-7); MARS LANDER MISSIONS; MICROBIAL CELLS; PLANETARY BODIES; PLANETARY MISSIONS; POLARIZING FILTERS; PORE SPACES; ROCK SURFACES; ROCK TYPES; SPRINGER (CO); SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENTS; SURFACE ENVIRONMENTS; SURFACE REFLECTANCES; TERRESTRIAL ROCKS;

MINERALS;

EID: 46749092156     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: 15729672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-007-9147-9     Document Type: Article

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