Limitations to a microbial iron cycle on Mars

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 116-128

  Nixon, Sophie L ^a   Cockell, Charles S ^a   Tranter, Martyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbonaceous chondrite; Mars; Microbial iron cycle; Organics; Redox couple

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; METABOLISM; METEORITES; ORGANIC MINERALS;

CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITES; IRON CYCLE; MARS; ORGANICS; REDOX COUPLE;

IRON;

EID: 84870298003     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2012.04.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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