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Bio-markers and the search for extinct life on MarsIn order to predict what biomarkers could be used on Mars, several biomarkers, or key signatures, of extinct life on earth are identified. Some of these biomarkers which may be applicable to Mars include reduced carbon and nitrogen compounds, CO3(2-), SO4(2-), NO3(-), Mg, Mn, Fe, and the isotopic ratios of C, N, and S. It is suggested that a fully equipped Mars rover might be able to perform analyses to measure most of these biomarkers while on the Martian surface.
Document ID
19890064150
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
doi:10.1016/0273-1177(89)90222-6
Authors
Schwartz, D. E. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Mancinelli, R. L. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: Planetary Biology and Origins of Life, 20th, 21st, and 23rd, Espoo, Finland, July 18-29, 1988) Advances in Space Research
ISSN: 0273-1177
Subject Category
Space Biology
Distribution Limits
Public
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