Volcano–ice interaction: a haven for life on Mars?

The interaction between volcanism and ice on Earth provides numerous habitats for exploitation by microbial life – and may have created potential islandsof habitability on Mars, argues Claire Cousins.

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Published inAstronomy & geophysics : the journal of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 1.36 - 1.38
Main Author Cousins, C R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2011
Oxford University Press
Subjects
Ice
Interfaces
Mars
Microbiology
Volcanoes
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Summary:The interaction between volcanism and ice on Earth provides numerous habitats for exploitation by microbial life – and may have created potential islandsof habitability on Mars, argues Claire Cousins.
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ISSN:1366-8781
1468-4004
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-4004.2011.52136.x