UV irradiation of biomarkers adsorbed on minerals under Martian-like conditions: Hints for life detection on Mars

Fornaro, Teresa; Boosman, Arjen; Brucato, John R.; ten Kate, Inge Loes; Siljestrom, Sandra; Poggiali, Giovanni; Steele, Andrew; Hazen, Robert M.
2018
ICARUS
DOI
10.1016/j.icarus.2018.05.001
Laboratory simulations of Martian conditions are essential to develop quantitative models for the survival of organic biomarkers for future Mars exploration missions.