Hopane biomarkers traced from bedrock to recent sediments and ice at the Haughton Impact Structure, Devon Island: Implications for the search for biomarkers on Mars

Parnell, J.; Osinski, G. R.; Lee, P.; Cockell, C. S. and Taylor, C. W. (2004). Hopane biomarkers traced from bedrock to recent sediments and ice at the Haughton Impact Structure, Devon Island: Implications for the search for biomarkers on Mars. In: 35th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 15-19 March 2004, Houston, Texas, USA.

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Abstract

Hopanoid biomarkers have been traced from bedrock to ice in the Haughton Impact Structure, suggesting that they represent a promising strategy in the search for life in ice deposits on Mars and other icy bodies.

Item Type:	Conference Item
Extra Information:	Abstract #1516
Keywords:	biomarkers;
Academic Unit/Department:	Science > Physical Sciences
Interdisciplinary Research Centre:	Centre for Earth, Planetary, Space and Astronomical Research (CEPSAR)
Item ID:	8242
Depositing User:	Kyra Proctor
Date Deposited:	05 Jul 2007
Last Modified:	06 Sep 2011 00:50
URI:	http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/8242

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