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Survival of microorganisms in space protected by meteorite material: results of the experiment 'EXOBIOLOGIE' of the PERSEUS mission.
Advances in space research : the official journal of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) - 1 Jan 2002
Rettberg P, Eschweiler U, Strauch K, Reitz G, Horneck G, Wanke H, Brack A, Barbier B
Abstract excerpt
During the early evolution of life on Earth, before the formation of a protective ozone layer in the atmosphere, high intensities of solar UV radiation of short wavelengths could reach the surface of the Earth. Today the full spectrum of solar UV radiation is only experienced in space, where other important space parameters influence survival and genetic stability additionally, like vacuum, cosmic radiation,...
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