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S.A.M., the Italian Martian simulation chamber.
Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere : the journal of the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life - 1 Dec 2006
Galletta G, Ferri F, Fanti G, D'Alessandro M, Bertoloni G, Pavarin D, Bettanini C, Cozza P, Pretto P, Bianchini G, Debei S
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The Martian Environment Simulator (SAM "Simulatore di Ambiente Marziano") is a interdisciplinary project of Astrobiology done at University of Padua. The research is aimed to the study of the survival of the microorganisms exposed to the "extreme" planetary environment. The facility has been designed in order to simulate Mars' environmental conditions in terms of atmospheric pressure, temperature cycles and UV...
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