The prospects for life on Mars: A pre-Viking assessment

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Jan 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976stin...7617005s&link_type=abstract

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Probability

Extraterrestrial Life, Mariner 9 Space Probe, Mars Environment, Probability Theory, Bioastronautics, Mars Atmosphere, Mars Surface, Organisms, Viking Lander Spacecraft

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Mariner 9 provided a reinterpretation of several historical claims for Martian biology, and permitted an important further characterization of the environmental constraints on possible Martian organisms. Four classes of conceivable Martian organisms are identified, depending on the environmental temperature, T, and water activity, aw: Class 1, high T, high aw; Class 2, low T, high aw; Class 3, high T, low aw; and Class 4, low T, low aw. Organisms which extract their water requirements from hydrated minerals or from ice are considered possible on Mars, and the high ultraviolet flux and low oxygen partial pressure are considered to be negligible impediments to Martian biology. Large organisms are not only possible on Mars, they may be favored. The surface distribution of Martian organisms and future search strategies for life on Mars are discussed.

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