Seeding the Solar System with Life: Mars, Venus, Earth, Moon, Protoplanets

RG Joseph, O Planchon, CH Gibson, R Schild - Open Astronomy, 2020 - degruyter.com
In the space of the entire universe, the only conclusive evidence of life, is found on Earth.
Although the ultimate source of all life is unknown, many investigators believe Earth, Mars …

Mars: life, subglacial oceans, abiogenic photosynthesis, seasonal increases and replenishment of atmospheric oxygen

RG Joseph, NS Duxbury, GJ Kidron, CH Gibson… - Open …, 2020 - degruyter.com
The discovery and subsequent investigations of atmospheric oxygen on Mars are reviewed.
Free oxygen is a biomarker produced by photosynthesizing organisms. Oxygen is reactive …

[PDF][PDF] Fungi on Mars? Evidence of Growth and Behavior From Sequential Images

RG Joseph, RA Armstrong, X Wei… - Astrobiology …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Fungi thrive in radiation intense environments. Sequential photos document that fungus-like
Martian specimens emerge from the soil and increase in size, including those resembling …

[PDF][PDF] Algae on Mars: A summary of the evidence

K Latif, JG Ray, O Planchon - Journal of Astrobiology, 2021 - journalofastrobiology.com
Evidence from Mars of what may be algae, thrombolites, microbialites, microbial mats,
stromatolites, and ooids is summarized. Also briefly discussed is evidence of chlorophyll …

[PDF][PDF] Tube Worm-Like Structures, Hematite, and Hydrothermal Vents on Mars: Support for, and Opposition to Joseph et al.

C Lanka, S Lanka - Journal of Astrobiology, 2021 - journalofastrobiology.com
The observation of tubular structures within Endurance Crater, Mars, has been reported by
Joseph et al (2021a, b) who hypothesized these may be mineralized and fossilized …

[PDF][PDF] Forms resembling sponges or corals at Gale crater, Mars: Evidence of fossilised life or mineralogy

RA Armstrong - Journal of Astrobiology, 2022 - researchgate.net
Forms resembling sponges or coral were photographed in Gale crater, Mars by the Curiosity
rover 'Mars Hand Lens Imager'(MAHLI) on sol 3396 that may represent the result of either …

Evidence of Martian microalgae at the Pahrump Hills field site: A morphometric analysis

G Bianciardi, T Nicolò, L Bianciardi - … OF ASTROBIOLOGY AND …, 2021 - usiena-air.unisi.it
We describe an objective morphometric analysis of images of specimens resembling
fossilized microalgae photographed by the rover Curiosity in Aeolis Palus, Gale Crater …

[PDF][PDF] Lichens on Mars vs the Hematite Hoax. Why Life Flourishes on the Radiation-Iron-Rich Red Planet

R Joseph - The Journal of Cosmology, 2021 - researchgate.net
There is life on Mars as documented with 100 comparative photos. This evidence includes
pigmented/melanized fungi and lichens, fungi shedding crustose and secreting calcium …

Life on Mars: Clues, Evidence or Proof?

V Rizzo, R Armstrong, H Hua… - … System Planets and …, 2021 - books.google.com
The search for life on Mars is one of the main objectives of space missions. At “Pahrump
Hills Field Site”(Gale Crater, Mojave target), inside the mudstones of the Murray lacustrine …

Signatures of life detected in images of rocks using neural network analysis demonstrate new potential for searching for biosignatures on the surface of Mars

D Corenblit, O Decaux, S Delmotte, JP Toumazet… - Astrobiology, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Microorganisms play a role in the construction or modulation of various types of landforms.
They are especially notable for forming microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) …