Complex Brines and Their Implications for Habitability
Complex Brines and Their Implications for Habitability
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2021-08-19
Authors
Rennó, Nilton O.
Fischer, Erik
Martínez, Germán M.
Hanley, Jennifer
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5885-236X
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MDPI
Abstract
We conclude that complex brines must exist in the shallow subsurface of Mars and the Icy Worlds, and that liquid saline water should be present where ice has existed, the temperature is above ~160 K, and evaporation and sublimation have been inhibited.
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Geothermal brines,
Exobiology
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Renno, N.O.; Fischer, E.; Martínez, G.; Hanley, J. Complex Brines and Their Implications for Habitability. Life 2021, 11, 847. https://doi.org/10.3390/life11080847