The potential for low-temperature abiotic hydrogen generation and a hydrogen-driven deep biosphere

Astrobiology

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 711-724

  Hellevang, Helge ^a   Huang, Shanshan ^b   Thorseth, Ingunn H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Deep biosphere; Hydrogen; Mars; Olivine; Serpentinization; Water

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; IRON DERIVATIVE; MAGNESIUM DERIVATIVE; OLIVINE; SILICATE; WATER;

CHEMISTRY; COLD; ECOSYSTEM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REVIEW;

COLD TEMPERATURE; ECOSYSTEM; HYDROGEN; IRON COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SILICATES; WATER;

EID: 80053030927     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2010.0559     Document Type: Review

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