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Biosignature stability in space enables their use for life detection on Mars

Baqué, Mickael and Backhaus, Theresa and Meeßen, Joachim and Hanke, Franziska and Böttger, Ute and Ramkissoon, Nisha and Olssen-Francis, Karen and Baumgärtner, Michael and Billi, Daniel and Cassaro, Alessia and de la Torre Noetzel, Rosa and Demets, Rene and Edwards, Howell G. M. and Ehrenfreund, Pascale and Elsaesser, Andreas and Foing, Bernard and Foucher, Frédéric and Huwe, Björn and Joshi, Jasmin and Kozyrovska, Natalia and Lasch, Peter and Lee, Natuschka and Leuko, Stefan and Onofri, Silvano and Ott, Sieglinde and Pacelli, Claudia and Rabbow, Elke and Rothschild, Lynn J. and Schulze-Makuch, Dirk and Selbmann, Laura and Serrano, Paloma and Szewzyk, Ulrich and Verseux, Cyprien and Wagner, Dirk and Westall, Frances and Zucconi, Laura and de Vera, Jean Pierre Paul (2022) Biosignature stability in space enables their use for life detection on Mars. Science Advances, 8 (36), eabn7412. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abn7412. ISSN 2375-2548.

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Abstract

Two rover missions to Mars aim to detect biomolecules as a sign of extinct or extant life with, among other instruments, Raman spectrometers. However, there are many unknowns about the stability of Raman-detectable biomolecules in the martian environment, clouding the interpretation of the results. To quantify Raman-detectable biomolecule stability, we exposed seven biomolecules for 469 days to a simulated martian environment outside the International Space Station. Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) strongly changed the Raman spectra signals, but only minor change was observed when samples were shielded from UVR. These findings provide support for Mars mission operations searching for biosignatures in the subsurface. This experiment demonstrates the detectability of biomolecules by Raman spectroscopy in Mars regolith analogs after space exposure and lays the groundwork for a consolidated space-proven database of spectroscopy biosignatures in targeted environments.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/188217/
Document Type:Article
Title:Biosignature stability in space enables their use for life detection on Mars
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Baqué, MickaelUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6696-6030UNSPECIFIED
Backhaus, TheresaInstitute of Botany, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf (HHU), Duesseldorf, Germany.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Meeßen, JoachimInstitute of Botany, Heinrich-Heine-University (HHU), Düsseldorf, Germany.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hanke, FranziskaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Böttger, UteUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ramkissoon, NishaOpen University, Milton Keynes, Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and MathematicsUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Olssen-Francis, KarenAstrobiologyOU, Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, The Open University, Milton KeynesUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Baumgärtner, MichaelMicrobial Geoecology and Astrobiology, Department of Ecology and Environmental SciencesUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Billi, DanielDepartment of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133, Rome, ItalyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Cassaro, AlessiaUniversity of Tuscia, Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences (DEB), Viterbo, ItalyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
de la Torre Noetzel, RosaINTA, National Institute for Aerospace Technology, Madrid, SpainUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Demets, ReneESA ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Edwards, Howell G. M.Centre for Astrobiology and Extremophiles Research, School of Life Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Space Science Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, UKUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ehrenfreund, PascaleLeiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden, The Netherlands. & University of WashingtonUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Elsaesser, AndreasFreie Universität Berlin, Experimental Biophysics and Space Sciences, Institute of Experimental PhysicsUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Foing, BernardLeiden Observatory, Laboratory Astrophysics, Leiden University & Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Foucher, FrédéricCNRS, Centre de Biophysique Moélculaire, CNRS, Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, Orléans, FranceUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Huwe, BjörnBiodiversity Research/Systematic Botany, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Joshi, JasminBiodiversity Research/Systematic Botany, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany and Institute for Landscape and Open Space, Hochschule fu¨r Technik HSR Rapperswil, Rapperswil, Switzerland.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kozyrovska, NataliaInstitute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of NASU, Kyiv, Ukraine.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lasch, PeterRobert Koch Institute, Nordufer 20, 13353 Berlin, GermanyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lee, NatuschkaMicrobial Geoecology and Astrobiology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Umeå University, SwedenUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Leuko, StefanUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0423-0896UNSPECIFIED
Onofri, SilvanoDepartment of Ecological and Biological Sciences (DEB), University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ott, SieglindeInstitut für Botanik, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, D 40225 Düsseldorf, GermanyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Pacelli, ClaudiaDepartment of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy. & Research and Science Department, Italian Space Agency (ASI)UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rabbow, ElkeUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9301-2021UNSPECIFIED
Rothschild, Lynn J.Earth Sciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA, United States & Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown UniversityUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schulze-Makuch, DirkTU Berlin, Germany, GFZ Potsdam, Leibnitz-Institu (IGB) StechlinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Selbmann, LauraDepartment of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy. & Mycological Section, Italian Antarctic National Museum (MNA), 16121 Genoa, Italy.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Serrano, PalomaSection Geomicrobiology, German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), Telegrafenberg, Potsdam & Section Geomicrobiology, German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), PotsdamUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Szewzyk, UlrichInstitut für Umwelttechnologie, TU BerlinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Verseux, CyprienCenter of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM), University of Bremen,UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wagner, DirkGerman Research Centre for Geosciences Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, Potsdam & Institute of Geosciences, University of PotsdamUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Westall, FrancesCNRS – Centre de Biophysique Moleculaire (UPR4301). Rue Charles Sadron CS80054 45071 Orleans Cedex 2UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Zucconi, LauraDepartment of Ecological and Biological Sciences (DEB), University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
de Vera, Jean Pierre PaulUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:7 September 2022
Journal or Publication Title:Science Advances
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:Yes
In SCOPUS:Yes
In ISI Web of Science:Yes
Volume:8
DOI:10.1126/sciadv.abn7412
Page Range:eabn7412
Publisher:American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Series Name:Planetary Science
ISSN:2375-2548
Status:Published
Keywords:Biosignature, ExoMars mission, biomolecules
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Space
HGF - Program Themes:Space Exploration
DLR - Research area:Raumfahrt
DLR - Program:R EW - Space Exploration
DLR - Research theme (Project):R - BioSigN (BioSignatures and habitabile Niches)
Location: Berlin-Adlershof , Köln-Porz
Institutes and Institutions:Institute of Planetary Research > Planetary Laboratories
Institute of Optical Sensor Systems > Space Instruments
Institute of Aerospace Medicine > Radiation Biology
Space Operations and Astronaut Training > User center for space experiments (MUSC)
Deposited By: Herrmann, Astrid
Deposited On:12 Sep 2022 15:29
Last Modified:22 Sep 2022 12:29

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