Astrobiology from Space missions

Authors
Prof.
Malcolm Fridlund
Date and time
28 Mar 2017 - 12:30 Europe/London
Address

Aula

Talk language
English
Slides language
English
Description

While there may be some possibilities of detecting biological signatures (“biomarkers”) outside the Solar System from the ground, most authorities
believe that major installations in space are required to do so.
In this talk we present the background, a brief summary of possible biomarkers, of possible targets and of the ways and means to observe them.

Format
Seminar
Talk Video
https://youtu.be/1RndVqlImEI

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