The search for terrestrial nanobacteria as possible analogs for purported Martian nanofossils in the Martian meteorite ALH84001

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Terrestrial Planets, Bacteria, Mars Surface, Meteoritic Composition, Biogeny, Igneous Rocks, Sedimentary Rocks, Basalt, Transmission Electron Microscopy

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Basalts from the Columbia River (CRB) are studied in order to examine the igneous rock types similar to the main lithology of ALH84001. High resolution SEM and TEM are used to examine Columbia River surfaces for microorganisms in situ and those extracted from the basalt surface. Philips XL 40 field emission gun SEM microscope observations show the presence of small, nanometer-scale coccoid (spheroidal) bacteria on DC-06 and DB-11. It is suggested that these forms may be nanobacteria or appendages of bacteria from CRB samples. Another possibility is that they may be dwarf bacteria.

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