Weathering of post-impact hydrothermal deposits from the haughton impact structure: Implications for microbial colonization and biosignature preservation

Astrobiology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 537-550

  Izawa, M R M ^a   Banerjee, Neil R ^a   Osinski, G R ^a   Flemming, R L ^a   Parnell, J ^b   Cockell, C S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haughton Crater; Hydrothermal systems; Impacts; Iron sulfides

Indexed keywords

IRON DERIVATIVE; MINERAL; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; ASTROBIOLOGY; ASTRONOMY; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; MICROBIOLOGY; THERMAL SPRING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EXOBIOLOGY; HOT SPRINGS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MARS; METEOROIDS; MINERALS; NUNAVUT; SULFIDES;

EID: 79961183557     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2011.0612     Document Type: Article

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