Martian Water: Are There Extant Halobacteria on Mars?

被引：42

作者：

Landis, Geoffrey A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] NASA, John Glenn Res Ctr, Cleveland, OH 44135 USA

来源：

ASTROBIOLOGY | 2001年 / 1卷 / 02期

关键词：

Mars; Halobacteria; Halophiles; Salt;

D O I：

10.1089/153110701753198927

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

On Earth, life exists in all niches where water exists in liquid form for at least a portion of the year. On Mars, any liquid water would have to be a highly concentrated brine solution. It is likely, therefore, that any present-day Martian microorganisms would be similar to terrestrial halophiles. Even if present-day life does not exist on Mars, it is an interesting speculation that ancient bacteria preserved in salt deposits could be retrieved from an era when the climate of Mars was more conducive to life.

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页码：161 / 164

页数：4

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