2003 Annual Science Report
Arizona State University Reporting | JUL 2002 – JUN 2003
Executive Summary
An Overview of Astrobiology at Arizona State
During our five years as an NAI charter member, Arizona State University sponsored a broadly based program of research and training in Astrobiology to address the origin, evolution and distribution of life in the Solar System. The following paragraphs provide an overview of the specific research areas pursued by the Arizona State University (ASU) Astrobiology team during Year 5. With such a large and diverse team, it is not possible in the space available to cover all details of the research progress made during the past year. For a more complete review, the reader is referred to the individual detailed reports for ASU that accompany this Executive Summary.
Section I: Origins of the Basic Builidng Blocks of Life
At ASU, the origins of living systems has focused primarily on understanding 1) the exogenous origins of carbon compounds through ... Continue reading.-
Jack Farmer
NAI, ASTEP, ASTID, Exobiology -
TEAM Active Dates:
7/1998 - 10/2003 CAN 1 -
Members:
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Project Reports
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Nanoscale Minerals as Biomarkers
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 7.1 -
Evolution in Microbe-Based Ecosystems: Desert Springs as Analogues for the Early Development and Stabilization of Ecological Systems
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4.1 5.1 5.2 5.3 6.1 7.1 -
Microbial Fossilization Processes in Extreme Environments
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.1 4.1 7.1 -
Astrobiological Exploration of Mars
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.1 -
Exploring the Living Universe; Origin, Evolution and Distribution of Life in the Solar System (Europa)
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1 2.2 -
Organic Synthesis at High Temperature
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 3.1 3.2 6.1 -
Early Environments
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2.1 4.1 7.1 -
Impacts and the Origin, Distribution, and Evolution of Life
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 4.1 4.3 6.1 -
Cosmochemistry of Carbonaceous Meteorites
ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1.1 2.1 3.1 3.2 7.1
Publications
- There are no publications for this team in the 2003 annual report.
2003 Teams
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Arizona State University
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Harvard University
Marine Biological Laboratory
Michigan State University
NASA Ames Research Center
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Johnson Space Center
Pennsylvania State University
Scripps Research Institute
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Rhode Island
University of Washington
Virtual Planetary Laboratory (JPL/CalTech)