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SUBMITTER: Warren-Rhodes KA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6403490 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Warren-Rhodes Kimberley A KA Lee Kevin C KC Archer Stephen D J SDJ Cabrol Nathalie N Ng-Boyle Linda L Wettergreen David D Zacny Kris K Pointing Stephen B SB
Frontiers in microbiology 20190228
Sediments in the hyper-arid core of the Atacama Desert are a terrestrial analog to Mars regolith. Understanding the distribution and drivers of microbial life in the sediment may give critical clues on how to search for biosignatures on Mars. Here, we identify the spatial distribution of highly specialized bacterial communities in previously unexplored depth horizons of subsurface sediments to a depth of 800 mm. We deployed an autonomous rover in a mission-relevant Martian drilling scenario with ...[more]