Foreword ........................................................ v
Introduction .................................................. vii
Charles Cockell, Gerda Horneck
1. Mars Simulations - Past Studies on the Biological
Response to Simulated Martian Conditions .................... 1
Aviaja Anna Hansen
2. Possible Atmospheric and UV Conditions on Mars in the
Past - Biological Implications ............................. 19
H. Lammer, Yu.N. Kulikov
3. The Microbial Case for Mars and its Implication for
Human Expeditions to Mars .................................. 35
Gerda Horneck
4. Response of Organics to Simulated Martian Conditions ....... 47
J.R.С. Garry, I.L. ten Kate, P. Ehrenfreund,
В.H. Foing
5. Mars Simulation Experiments with Complex Microbial
Soil Communities ........................................... 59
Kai Finster, Aviaja A. Hansen, Lars Liengaard,
Karina Mikkelsen, Tommy Kristoffersen, Jonathan
Merrison, Per Nornberg, Bente Aa. Lomstein
6. Fungi From Antarctic Desert Rocks as Analogues for
Martian Life ............................................... 73
S. Onofri, L. Zucconi, L. Selbmann, G.S. de Hoog,
D. Barreca, S. Ruisi, M. Grube
7. The Response of Bacillus Subtilis to Simulated Martian
Conditions and to the Space Environment .................... 87
Petra Rettberg
8. Photosynthetic Organisms on Mars - Prospects and
Limitations ................................................ 99
Charles S. Cockell, Andrew С Schuerger, Daniela Billi,
E. Imre Friedmann, Corinna Panitz
9. Viable Haloarchaea from Ancient Salt Sediments and
their Response to Simulated Mars Conditions ............... 117
Helga Stan-Lotter, Sergiu Fendrihan
10. Response of Methanogenic Archaea from Siberian
Permafrost to Martian Thermophysical Conditions ........... 129
Daria Morozova, Diedrich Möp;hlmann, Dirk Wagner
11. Adaptation of the Lichen Rhizocarpon Geographicum to
Harsh High-Altitude Conditions: Relevance to a
Habitable Mars ............................................ 145
Rosa de la Torre, Leopoldo Garcia-Sancho, Gerda
Horneck
12. Photosynthetic Life Support Systems in the Martian
Conditions ................................................ 151
Kirsi Lehto, Eira Kanervo, Kurt Ståp;hle, Harry Lehto,
Milja Tammi, Joni Virtanen
13. Photo-Catalytic Redox-Processes and Adsorption Water
on Mars ................................................... 161
Chr. Jung, D. Möp;hlmann, Chr. Sattler, R. Staudt,
M. Weeks
14. Design, Building and Applications of a Portable Martian
UV Simulator .............................................. 171
С. Kolh, R. Ahart, A. Bép;rces, J.R.C Garry, A.A.
Hansen, W. Hohenau, G. Kargl, H. Lammer, M.R.
Patel, R. Rettberg, H. Stan-Lotter
15. Raman Spectroscopic Analysis of Extremophilic Organisms
Under Martian Conditions .................................. 183
Howell G.M. Edwards
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