Preservation of biological markers in clasts within impact melt breccias from the haughton impact structure, Devon Island

Astrobiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 391-400

  Lindgren, Paula ^a,b   Parnell, John ^b   Bowden, Stephen ^b   Taylor, Colin ^b   Osinski, Gordon R ^c   Lee, Pascal ^d  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Haughton crater; Impacts

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; FOSSIL; HEAT;

ARCTIC REGIONS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CANADA; CARBONATES; FOSSILS; HOT TEMPERATURE; METEOROIDS;

EID: 67650901201     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2008.0270     Document Type: Article

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