2013 Annual Science Report
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reporting | SEP 2012 – AUG 2013
Preparation of Review Articles
Project Summary
We prepared a number of astrobiologically-related review articles during the reporting period.
4
Institutions
3
Teams
3
Publications
0
Field Sites
Project Progress
During the reporting period we prepared a number of review articles that document the potential for molecular and isotopic biosignatures to be informative about the nature and physiologies of early Earth microbes. We also reviewed 50 years of progress in geochemistry for volumes marking the 125th anniversary of the Geological Society of America.
Publications
- Copley, S.D. & Summons, R.E. (2012). Terran Metabolism: The First Billion Years. In: Impey, C., Lunine, J. & José Funes, J. (Eds.). Frontiers of Astrobiology. Cambridge University Press.
- Hallmann, C. & Summons, R.E. (2013, In Press). Paleobiological Clues to Early Atmospheric Evolution [Book Chapter].
- Summons, R.E. & Hallmann, C. (2013, In Press). Organic Geochemical Signatures of Early Life on Earth [Book Chapter]. Treatise on Geochemistry.
-
PROJECT INVESTIGATORS:
-
PROJECT MEMBERS:
Roger Summons
Project Investigator
Shelley Copley
Co-Investigator
Christian Hallmann
Co-Investigator
Clark Johnson
Co-Investigator
Scott McLennan
Co-Investigator
Hap McSween
Co-Investigator
-
RELATED OBJECTIVES:
Objective 4.1
Earth's early biosphere.
Objective 7.1
Biosignatures to be sought in Solar System materials