Microbial mats of the Tswaing impact crater: results of a South African exobiology expedition and implications for the search for biological molecules on Mars

Cockell, C. S.; Brandt, D.; Hand, K. and Lee, P. C. (2001). Microbial mats of the Tswaing impact crater: results of a South African exobiology expedition and implications for the search for biological molecules on Mars. In: 32nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 12-16 March 2001, Houston, Texas, USA.

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Abstract

We describe microbial mats from the Tswaing impact crater in South Africa. The mats provide insights into the unique biological characteristics of impact craters and can help strategies for the search for biomolecules on Mars.

Item Type:	Conference Item
Extra Information:	Abstract #1340
Academic Unit/Department:	Science > Physical Sciences
Interdisciplinary Research Centre:	Centre for Earth, Planetary, Space and Astronomical Research (CEPSAR)
Item ID:	8267
Depositing User:	Kyra Proctor
Date Deposited:	27 Jun 2007
Last Modified:	03 Sep 2011 23:06
URI:	http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/8267

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