Sterile Soil from Antarctica: Organic Analysis
- 30 May 1969
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 164 (3883) , 1054-1056
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.164.3883.1054
Abstract
Soils from the dry-valley region of Antarctica can be sterile by the usual microbiological criteria and yet contain significant amounts of organic carbon. Examination of one such soil shows that the organic material is finely divided anthracite coal. These findings have significant implications for the biological exploration of Mars.Keywords
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