Planetary Microbial Ecology on Mars: Environmental Biophysics of Martian Microenvironments

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Jul 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000came.work..221m&link_type=abstract

Concepts and Approaches for Mars Exploration, p. 221

Biology

Biosphere, Mars Environment, Analogies, Extraterrestrial Life, Biophysics, Microbiology, Lithosphere, Earth Hydrosphere, Water, Habitability

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Earth's planetary habitable zone, the biosphere, includes parts of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. Microbial life thrives within this region due to the availability of liquid water, an energy source, nutrients, and the right environment. The field of microbial ecology studies the interactions of microbial life with the environment. There are many models and techniques within this field that can be extrapolated to understand the possibilities and limitations of microbial life on Mars past or present environments. The objective of this work is to demonstrate the importance of microbial ecology research on future Mars exploration. The biological relevance of the physical microenvironment characterization of Mars is presented.

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