We may be looking for Martian life in the wrong place

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作者：
Schulze-Makuch, Dirk [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构：
[1] Tech Univ Berlin, Ctr Astron & Astrophys ZAA, Astrobiol Grp, Berlin, Germany
[2] German Res Ctr Geosci GFZ, Sect Geomicrobiol, Potsdam, Germany
[3] Leibniz Inst Freshwater Ecol & Inland Fisheries, Dept Plankton & Microbial Ecol, Stechlin, Germany
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NATURE ASTRONOMY | 2024年 / 8卷 / 10期
关键词：
MARS;
D O I：
10.1038/s41550-024-02381-x
中图分类号：
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号：
0704 ;
摘要：
In hyperarid environments, life can obtain water through salts that draw moisture from the atmosphere. These salts, then, should be a focus of searches for life on Mars. The experiments performed by NASA's Viking landers may have accidentally killed Martian life by applying too much water.
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页码：1208 / 1210
页数：3
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