Astrobiology field research in Moon/Mars analogue environments

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 137-139

  Foing, B H ^a,b,c   Stoker, C ^d   Ehrenfreund, P ^e,f  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c International Lunar Exploration Working Group (ILEWG)   (Netherlands)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

astrobiology; biota; desert field research sites; extreme environments; Mars; minerals; Moon; organics; planetary exploration; space instrumentation

Indexed keywords

BIOTA; GEOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; MARS; MINERAL; MOON; RESEARCH INSTITUTION;

ANDALUCIA; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; RIO TINTO [(TWN) HUELVA]; SPAIN; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 79959350336     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550411000139     Document Type: Review

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