Microbial rock inhabitants survive hypervelocity impacts on Mars-like host planets: first phase of lithopanspermia experimentally tested.

G, Horneck; D, Stöffler; S, Ott; U, Hornemann; CS, Cockell; R, Moeller; C, Meyer; Vera JP, de; J, Fritz; S, Schade; NA, Artemieva

doi:10.1089/ast.2007.0134

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Microbial rock inhabitants survive hypervelocity impacts on Mars-like host planets: first phase of lithopanspermia experimentally tested.

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Horneck G

Stöffler D

Ott S

Abstract

The scenario of lithopanspermia describes the viable transport of microorganisms via meteorites. To test the first step of lithopanspermia, i.e., the impact ejection from a planet, systematic shock recovery experiments within a pressure range observed in martian meteorites (5-50 GPa) were performed ...

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