Magnetite Morphology and Life on Mars
Magnetite Morphology and Life on Mars
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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English
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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Nanocrystals of magnetite (Fe3O
4) in a meteorite from Mars provide the strongest, albeit controversial, evidence for the former presence of extraterrestrial life. The morphological and size resemblance of the crystals from meteorite ALH84001 to crystals formed by certain terrestrial bacteria has been used in support of the biological origin of...
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Magnetite Morphology and Life on Mars
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TN_cdi_pnas_primary_98_24_13490
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pnas_primary_98_24_13490
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.241387898
