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University of Wisconsin
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University of Wisconsin
Project Reports
Alternative formation mechanisms for banded iron formations
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4.1Chemolithotrophic microbial oxidation of insoluble Fe(II)-bearing minerals
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4.1, 6.1, 7.1Co-evolution of microbial metabolisms in the Neoarchean and Paleoproterozoic
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1Development of laser ablation-electron impact ionization-miniature mass spectrometer (LA-EI-MMS) for in-situ chemical and isotopic measurements of Martian rocks
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.1, 7.2Evolution of organic matter in space: UV-vis spectroscopy investigation on nanosatellites
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 3.1, 7.1Extra-cellular polymeric substances as armor against cell membrane rupture on mineral surfaces
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 3.4, 5.1, 7.1Iron isotope biosignatures: Laboratory studies and modern environments
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.1, 4.1, 5.2, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2Laser ablation-electron impact ionization-miniature mass spectrometer (LA-EI-MMS) for in-situ geochronology and hydrology of Martian rocks
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.1Microbial pyrite oxidation in nature and the lab: sulfate mineral biosignature investigation
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.1, 7.1New frontiers in micro-analysis of isotopic compositions of natural materials: Development of Fe isotopes
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.1, 4.1, 7.1, 7.2New frontiers in micro-analysis of isotopic compositions of natural materials: Development of O, S, Si, and Li isotopes
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4.1, 7.1Production of mixed cation carbonates in abiologic and biologic systems
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4.1, 7.1Qualitative analysis of soils samples using solid phase microextraction (SPME) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS)
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.1, 3.1The role of dissolved sulfide in controlling carbonate mineral compositions
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4.1, 7.1, 7.2EPO Reports
E/PO - Astrobiology Night at the Ballpark
Astrobiology Formal and Informal Education through NASA/JPL Volunteer Programs
E/PO - Elementary School Science Nights
Project Reports
Organized by Astrobiology Roadmap Objective
- Objective 2.1: Mars exploration (Found: 6)
- Objective 3.1: Sources of prebiotic materials and catalysts (Found: 2)
- Objective 3.4: Origins of cellularity and protobiological systems (Found: 1)
- Objective 4.1: Earth's early biosphere (Found: 8)
- Objective 5.1: Environment-dependent, molecular evolution in microorganisms (Found: 2)
- Objective 5.2: Co-evolution of microbial communities (Found: 1)
- Objective 6.1: Environmental changes and the cycling of elements by the biota, communities, and ecosystems (Found: 3)
- Objective 7.1: Biosignatures to be sought in Solar System materials (Found: 10)
- Objective 7.2: Biosignatures to be sought in nearby planetary systems (Found: 4)
Goal 2: Explore for past or present habitable environments, prebiotic chemistry and signs of life elsewhere in our Solar System
Goal 3: Understand how life originates from cosmic and planetary precursors
Goal 4: Understand how past life on Earth interacted with its changing planetary and Solar System environment
Goal 5: Understand the evolutionary mechanisms and environmental limits of life
Goal 6: Understand the principles that will shape the future of life, both on Earth and beyond
Goal 7: Determine how to recognize signatures of life on other worlds and on early Earth
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