Tag Archives: microfossils

Finding martian fossils: A field guide

Posted on May 3, 2018 by rburnham

This paper [A Field Guide to Finding Fossils on Mars, by S. McMahon, T. Bosak, J. P. Grotzinger, R. E. Milliken, R. E. Summons, M. Daye, S. A. Newman, A. Fraeman, K. H. Williford, D. E. G. Briggs, Journal of Geophysical … Continue reading →

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Vanadium: key element in search for Mars biosignatures?

Posted on September 23, 2017 by rburnham

The search for biology on neighbor planet Mars won’t play out like a Hollywood movie starring little green men. Rather, many scientists agree if there was life on the Red Planet, it probably will present itself as fossilized bacteria. To … Continue reading →

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