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An Extreme Environment on Earth: Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents. Lessons for Exploration of Mars and Europa

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  1. Laboratoire de Microbiologie des Environnements Extrêmes, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France

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  2. Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans, Université Blaise Pascal, 5 Rue Kessler, 63038, Clermont-Ferrand, France

    Hervé Martin

  3. Department of Geology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium

    Philippe Claeys

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Prieur, D. (2007). An Extreme Environment on Earth: Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents. Lessons for Exploration of Mars and Europa. In: Gargaud, M., Martin, H., Claeys, P. (eds) Lectures in Astrobiology. Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33693-8_12

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