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Surviving on Mars: test with LISA simulator

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2010

Giuseppe Galletta ,
Maurizio D'Alessandro ,
G. Bertoloni  and
F. Castellani
Giuseppe Galletta
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Astronomia, Università di Padova, vicolo Osservatorio 3, 35122 Padova, Italy email: giuseppe.galletta@unipd.it CISAS “G. Colombo”, Università di Padova
Maurizio D'Alessandro
Affiliation:
INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova
G. Bertoloni
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Istologia, Microbiologia e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Padova
F. Castellani
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Istologia, Microbiologia e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Padova
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Abstract

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We present the results of experiments performed in the Padua simulators of planetary environments, named LISA, used to study the limits of bacterial life on the planet Mars. The survival of Bacillus strains for some hours in Martian environment is briefly discussed.

Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Highlights H15: Highlights of Astronomy , November 2009 , pp. 686 - 687
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2010

References

Galletta, G., Ferri, F., Fanti, G., DAlessandro, M., Bertoloni, G., Pavarin, D., Bettanini, C., Cozza, P., Pretto, P., Bianchini, G. & Debei, S. 2006, Origins Life & Evol. Biosph. 36, 625CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Galletta, G., DAlessandro, M., Bertoloni, G., Fanti, G., Dainese, E., Pelizzo, M., Ferri, F., Pavarin, G., Bettanini, C., Bianchini, G., & Debei, S. 2007, Mem. S.A.It. 78, 608Google Scholar