Magnetic Susceptibility as a Biosignature
Abstract
We report a new biosignature based on the hypothesis that detrital magnetic minerals will adhere to biofilms in ways that seem to ‘defy' the laws of gravity, while in abiotic structures, these grains will be swept off of highs/concentrated in lows.
- Publication:
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Astrobiology Science Conference 2010: Evolution and Life: Surviving Catastrophes and Extremes on Earth and Beyond
- Pub Date:
- April 2010
- Bibcode:
- 2010LPICo1538.5425P