Detection of biosignatures in Terrestrial analogs of Martian regions: Strategical and technical assessments

JX Shen, Y Chen, Y Sun, L Liu, YX Pan… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - eppcgs.org
For decades, the search for potential signs of Martian life has attracted strong international
interest and has led to significant planning and scientific implementation. Clearly, in order to …

Metabolic versatility of soil microbial communities below the rocks of the hyperarid Dalangtan Playa

L Liu, Y Chen, J Shen, Y Pan, W Lin - Applied and Environmental …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Microbial assemblages inhabiting soils sheltered by rocks are widespread in the hyperarid
and hypersaline Dalangtan Playa, which could contribute significantly to the ecological …

The Atacama desert: a biodiversity hotspot and not just a mineral-rich region

B Gómez-Silva, RA Batista-García - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is a coastal nonpolar hyperarid desert with nearly
1,000 km long located in South America (latitudes 19◦ S and 30◦ S), between the Pacific …

Life detection and microbial biomarker profiling with signs of life detector-life detector chip during a Mars drilling simulation campaign in the hyperarid core of the …

M Moreno-Paz, RS dos Santos Severino… - Astrobiology, 2023 - liebertpub.com
The low organic matter content in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert, together with
abrupt temperature shifts and high ultraviolet radiation at its surface, makes this region one …

Hydrochemical and isotopic characteristics of water sources for biological activity across a massive evaporite basin on the Tibetan Plateau: Implications for aquatic …

J Shen, T Huang, H Zhang, W Lin - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Covered by vast eolian landforms, gravel deposits, and playas, the worldwide typical
evaporite deposit land, Qaidam Basin, in northwestern China is analogous to early Mars …

[HTML][HTML] Revealing the mechanisms of soil gypsum formation in the Atacama Desert through triple oxygen and hydrogen isotopes of gypsum hydration water

F Gázquez, C Voigt, MW Claire, F Rull, J Medina… - CATENA, 2024 - Elsevier
The soils in the hyper-arid core of the Atacama Desert (Chile) harbor substantial quantities
of soluble salts, including sulfates and nitrates. Gypsum (CaSO₄∙ 2H₂O) is a prevalent …

Prokaryotic Community Structure, Abundances, and Potential Ecological Functions in a Mars Analog Salt Lake

W Cai, K Yu, W Yang, R Mu, C Lian, L **e, Y Yan… - Astrobiology, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Barkol Lake, situated northeast of the Tianshan Mountains, **njiang, is a hypersaline lake
with abundant sulfate and chloride minerals, which can be a potential analog for microbial …

[HTML][HTML] Could microbes inhabiting extreme desert environments be a gateway to life on the Martian surface?

A Bahadur, W Sajjad, A Banerjee, N Ilahi… - The Innovation …, 2024 - the-innovation.org
Existence of life outside the Earth is a mystery that human beings have been searching for
centuries. In the past few decades, discovering microbes in extremely terrestrial habitats has …

Evaluating the biosignature potential of ammonium in Proterozoic red beds and implications for the search for life on Mars

EE Stueeken, P Fralick, S Hillier… - Earth and …, 2024 - research-repository.st-andrews.ac …
Over the past two decades, it has become increasingly apparent that early Mars may once
have been warmer, wetter and more habitable for microbial life than it is today, which has …

Efficiency of air cleaning with a biotechnological filter based on natural plant culture.

ZA Inelova, D Yedilkhan, AY Yermekov… - … Biology (1563-0218 …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
The increase in anthropogenic activity is the main factor causing changes in the climate,
atmosphere, biosphere and cryosphere of the Earth. The main gas pollutants of …