MARSBOx: Fungal and Bacterial Endurance From a Balloon-Flown Analog Mission in the Stratosphere
2021; Frontiers Media; Volume: 12; Linguagem: Inglês
10.3389/fmicb.2021.601713
ISSN1664-302X
AutoresMarta Cortesão, Katharina Siems, Stella Koch, Kristina Beblo‐Vranesevic, Elke Rabbow, Thomas Berger, Michael Lane, Leandro M. James, Prital Johnson, Samantha M. Waters, Sonali D. Verma, David J. Smith, Ralf Moeller,
Tópico(s)Planetary Science and Exploration
ResumoWhether terrestrial life can withstand the martian environment is of paramount interest for planetary protection measures and space exploration. To understand microbial survival potential in Mars-like conditions, several fungal and bacterial samples were launched in September 2019 on a large NASA scientific balloon flight to the middle stratosphere (∼38 km altitude) where radiation levels resembled values at the equatorial Mars surface. Fungal spores of
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