Energy for microbial life on Europa - A radiation-driven ecosystem on Jupiter's moon is not beyond the bounds of possibility

被引：161

作者：

Chyba, CF

机构：

[1] SETI Inst, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA

[2] Stanford Univ, Dept Geol & Environm Sci, Moffett Field, CA 94035 USA

来源：

NATURE | 2000年 / 403卷 / 6768期

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D O I：

10.1038/35000281

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

A radiation-driven ecosystem on Jupiter's moon is not beyond the bounds of possibility.

引用

页码：381 / 382

页数：2

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