Detection of Endolithes Using Infrared Spectroscopy

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dc.creatorDumas, S.
dc.creatorDutil, Y.
dc.creatorJoncas, G.
dc.date2007-11-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:42:22Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:42:22Z
dc.descriptionOn Earth, the Dry Valleys of Antarctica provide the closest martian-like environment for the study of extremophiles. Colonies of bacteries are protected from the freezing temperatures, the drought and UV light. They represent almost half of the biomass of those regions. Due to there resilience, endolithes are one possible model of martian biota. We propose to use infrared spectroscopy to remotely detect those colonies even if there is no obvious sign of their presence. This remote sensing approach reduces the risk of contamination or damage to the samples.
dc.description4 pages, to appear in the proceedings of "Bioastronomy 2007", ed. Meech et al
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0711.1781
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0711.1781
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/141937
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleDetection of Endolithes Using Infrared Spectroscopy
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