Relevance of antarctic microbial ecosystems to exobiologyAntarctic microbial ecosystems which provide biological and physical analogs that can be used in exobiology are studied. Since the access to extraterrestrial habitats is extremely difficult, terrestrial analogs represent the best opportunity for both formulation and preliminary testing of hypothesis about life. Antarctica, as one of few suitable environments on earth is considered to be a major locus of progress in exobiology.
Document ID
19930060880
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Mckay, Christopher P. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)