Mineralogical, chemical, organic and microbial properties of subsurface soil cores from Mars Desert Research Station (Utah, USA): Phyllosilicate and sulfate analogues to Mars mission landing sites

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 269-289

  Stoker, Carol R ^a   Clarke, Jonathan ^b   Direito, Susana O L ^c   Blake, David ^a   Martin, Kevin R ^a   Zavaleta, Jhony ^a   Foing, Bernard ^c,d  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Mars Society Australia   (Australia)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

Author keywords

CheMin instrument; clay minerals; Mars Analogue; Mars Science Lander; MDRS Utah; organics; subsurface biology

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERAL; CORE ANALYSIS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; GEOCHEMISTRY; MARS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALOGY; PHYLLOSILICATE; PLANETARY SURFACE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SULFATE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

UNITED STATES; UTAH;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 79959336722     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550411000115     Document Type: Article

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