Silica deposits on Mars with features resembling hot spring biosignatures at El Tatio in Chile

Hydrothermal deposits on Mars may provide the best opportunity to find Martian biosignatures. Ruff and Farmer report that silica structures created by biotic and abiotic process in hot springs at El Tatio, Chile resemble those found in Gusev crater, thus making it an ideal location for future missio...

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Main Authors:	Steven W. Ruff, Jack D. Farmer
Format:	article
Language:	EN
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2016
Subjects:	Science Q
Online Access:	https://doaj.org/article/72a7e0a7ba0345c8bfa15ea2e849e4ee
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:72a7e0a7ba0345c8bfa15ea2e849e4ee2021-12-02T17:33:08ZSilica deposits on Mars with features resembling hot spring biosignatures at El Tatio in Chile10.1038/ncomms135542041-1723https://doaj.org/article/72a7e0a7ba0345c8bfa15ea2e849e4ee2016-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13554https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Hydrothermal deposits on Mars may provide the best opportunity to find Martian biosignatures. Ruff and Farmer report that silica structures created by biotic and abiotic process in hot springs at El Tatio, Chile resemble those found in Gusev crater, thus making it an ideal location for future missions.Steven W. RuffJack D. FarmerNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2016)
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description	Hydrothermal deposits on Mars may provide the best opportunity to find Martian biosignatures. Ruff and Farmer report that silica structures created by biotic and abiotic process in hot springs at El Tatio, Chile resemble those found in Gusev crater, thus making it an ideal location for future missions.
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title	Silica deposits on Mars with features resembling hot spring biosignatures at El Tatio in Chile
title_short	Silica deposits on Mars with features resembling hot spring biosignatures at El Tatio in Chile
title_full	Silica deposits on Mars with features resembling hot spring biosignatures at El Tatio in Chile
title_fullStr	Silica deposits on Mars with features resembling hot spring biosignatures at El Tatio in Chile
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Silica deposits on Mars with features resembling hot spring biosignatures at El Tatio in Chile

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