Lichens as survivors in space and on Mars

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 472-479

  de Vera, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lichens; Lithopanspermia; Mars simulation; Space environment

Indexed keywords

XANTHORIA ELEGANS;

EID: 84862148128     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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