Implications of Cosmic Radiation on the Martian Surface for Microbial Survival and Detection of Fluorescent Biosignatures
Abstract
We report experimental results on the survival of microbial life exposed to cosmic rays on Mars, building on our computer modeling of this ionizing radiation. On-going work is on the irradiation degradation of detectable fluorescent biosignatures.
- Publication:
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42nd Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 2011
- Bibcode:
- 2011LPI....42.1977D