Effects of Oxygen-Containing Salts on the Detection of Organic Biomarkers on Mars and in Terrestrial Analog Soils

Wren Montgomery,Elizabeth A. Jaramillo,Samuel H. Royle,Samuel P. Kounaves,Dirk Schulze-Makuch,Mark A. Sephton

Effects of Oxygen-Containing Salts on the Detection of Organic Biomarkers on Mars and in Terrestrial Analog Soils

2019

Wren Montgomery
Elizabeth A. Jaramillo
Samuel H. Royle
Samuel P. Kounaves
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Mark A. Sephton

Abstract The detection of chlorinated hydrocarbons by Curiosity on Mars has been attributed to the presence of unidentified indigenous organic matter. Similarly, oxychlorines on Earth have been pro...

Keywords:

Astrobiology
Oxygen
Soil water
Chemistry
Mars Exploration Program
Nitrate
Perchlorate
Organic matter
gale crater
Martian soil

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