Persistence of Biomarker ATP in Cells and Spores on Mars: Implications for Astrobiology and Planetary Protection
Abstract
The biosignature molecule ATP was found to persist in bacterial cells and spores long after they were inactivated by exposure to simulated Mars environmental conditions.
- Publication:
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39th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 2008
- Bibcode:
- 2008LPI....39.2416F