Experimental evidence for the potential impact ejection of viable microorganisms from Mars and Mars-like planets

Stöffler, Dieter and Horneck, Gerda and Ott, Sieglinde and Hornemann, Ulrich and Cockell, Charles S. and Moeller, Ralf and Meyer, Cornelia and de Vera, Jean-Pierre and Fritz, Jörg and Artemieva, Natalia A. (2007) Experimental evidence for the potential impact ejection of viable microorganisms from Mars and Mars-like planets. ICARUS, 186, pp. 585-588. Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2006.11.007.

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Abstract

Bacterial spores (Bacillus subtilis), cyanobacteria (Chroococcidiopsis sp.), and lichen (Xanthoria elegans) embedded in martian analogue rock (gabbro) were exposed to shock pressures between 5 and 50 GPa which is the range of pressures observed in martian meteorites. The survival of Bacillus subtilis and Xanthoria elegans up to 45 GPa and of Chroococcidiopsis sp. up to 10 GPa supports the possibility of transfer of life inside meteoroids between Mars and Earth and it implies the potential for the transfer of life from any Mars-like planet to other habitable planets in the same stellar system.

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Document Type:

Article

Title:

Experimental evidence for the potential impact ejection of viable microorganisms from Mars and Mars-like planets

Authors:

Authors	Institution or Email of Authors	Author's ORCID iD	ORCID Put Code
Stöffler, Dieter	Museum für Naturkunde, Sektion Mineralogie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D 10099 Berlin, Germany	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Horneck, Gerda	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Ott, Sieglinde	Institut für Botanik, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, D 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Hornemann, Ulrich	Ernst-Mach-Institut für Kurzzeitdynamik, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, D 79104 Freiburg, Germany	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Cockell, Charles S.	Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Moeller, Ralf	German Aerospace Center, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, D 51170 Köln, Germany and Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, D 38124 Braunschweig, Germany	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Meyer, Cornelia	Museum für Naturkunde, Sektion Mineralogie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D 10099 Berlin, Germany and German Aerospace Center, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, D 51170 Köln, Germany	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
de Vera, Jean-Pierre	Institut für Botanik, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, D 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Fritz, Jörg	Museum für Naturkunde, Sektion Mineralogie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D 10099 Berlin, Germany	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Artemieva, Natalia A.	Institute for Dynamics of Geospheres, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow 119334, Russia	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED

Date:

2007

Journal or Publication Title:

ICARUS

Refereed publication:

Yes

Open Access:

Gold Open Access:

In SCOPUS:

In ISI Web of Science:

Yes

Volume:

186

DOI:

10.1016/j.icarus.2006.11.007

Page Range:

pp. 585-588

Publisher:

Elsevier

Status:

Published

Keywords:

Mars, Impact processes, Astrobiology, Meteorites, Experimental techniques

HGF - Research field:

Aeronautics, Space and Transport (old)

HGF - Program:

Space (old)

HGF - Program Themes:

W FR - Forschung unter Weltraumbedingungen (old)

DLR - Research area:

Space

DLR - Program:

W FR - Forschung unter Weltraumbedingungen

DLR - Research theme (Project):

W - Vorhaben Strahlenbiologie (old)

Location:

Köln-Porz

Institutes and Institutions:

Institute of Aerospace Medicine > Radiation Biology

Deposited By:

Kopp, Kerstin

Deposited On:

17 Dec 2007

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27 Apr 2009 14:31

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