A Proposed Geobiology-Driven Nomenclature for Astrobiological In Situ Observations and Sample Analyses
A Proposed Geobiology-Driven Nomenclature for Astrobiological In Situ Observations and Sample Analyses
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Date
2021-08-01
Authors
Perl, Scott
Celestian, Aaron J.
Cockell, Charles
Corsetti, Frank A.
Barge, Laura M.
Bottjer, David
Filiberto, Justin
Baxter, Bonnie K.
Kanik, Isik
Potter-McIntyre, Sally L.
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to generate an improved nomenclature for terrestrial features that have mineral/microbial interactions within structures and to confirm which features can only exist from life (biotic), features that are modified by biological processes (biogenic), features that life does not affect (abiotic), and properties that can exist or not regardless of the presence of biology (abiogenic).
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Keywords
Exobiology--Nomenclature,
Geological surveys--Nomenclature
Citation
A Proposed Geobiology-Driven Nomenclature for Astrobiological In Situ Observations and Sample Analyses Scott M. Perl, Aaron J. Celestian, Charles S. Cockell, Frank A. Corsetti, Laura M. Barge, David Bottjer, Justin Filiberto, Bonnie K. Baxter, Isik Kanik, Sally Potter-McIntyre, Jessica M. Weber, Laura E. Rodriguez, and Mohit Melwani Daswani Astrobiology 2021 21:8, 954-967