Lichens and their importance in the exploration of the Solar System

Authors

  • M.R López Ramírez
  • J. Martínez-Frías
  • R. De la Torre Noetzel

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/enbio.v14i176.17232

Keywords:

Lichens, Sistema Solar

Abstract

The exploration for life outside our planet is one of the main objectives proposed by astrobiology. Many international space missions have been launched and the most important have been focused on the planet Mars. Although many enigmas have been solved from the results of these missions, a large part of the research carried out in the field of astrobiology is developed at laboratories placed on Earth and through terrestrial areas that have been recognized as planetary analogues characterized by extreme habitability conditions. For the study of the evolution of life under these conditions, lichens have proven to be model organisms to know the limits of life in space and other planets. The main conclusion of the experiments on these organisms shows that they are able to survive in space.

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2021-03-21

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Lichens and their importance in the exploration of the Solar System. (2021). Encuentros En La Biología, 14(176), 18-22. https://doi.org/10.24310/enbio.v14i176.17232