ArticleNature2019
No detection of methane on Mars from early ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter observations.
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- Transcriptional response to prolonged perchlorate exposure in the methanogen Methanosarcina barkeri and implications for Martian habitability.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Evaluation of olive oil effects on human stress response by measuring cerebral blood flow.Food science & nutrition · 2021Article
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Authors and funding
44 authors.
Oleg KorablevSpace Research Institute (IKI), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Moscow, Russia. korab@iki.rssi.ru.
Ann Carine VandaeleRoyal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium.
Franck MontmessinLaboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS), UVSQ Université Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Paris, France.
Anna A FedorovaSpace Research Institute (IKI), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Moscow, Russia.
Alexander TrokhimovskiySpace Research Institute (IKI), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Moscow, Russia.
François ForgetLaboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (LMD), CNRS Jussieu, Paris, France.
Franck LefèvreLaboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS), UVSQ Université Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Paris, France.
Frank DaerdenRoyal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium.
Ian R ThomasRoyal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium.
Loïc TrompetRoyal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium.
Justin T ErwinRoyal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium.
Shohei AokiRoyal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium.
Séverine RobertRoyal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium.
Lori NearyRoyal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium.
Sébastien ViscardyRoyal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium.
Alexey V GrigorievSpace Research Institute (IKI), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Moscow, Russia.
Nikolay I IgnatievSpace Research Institute (IKI), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Moscow, Russia.
Alexey ShakunSpace Research Institute (IKI), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Moscow, Russia.
Andrey PatrakeevSpace Research Institute (IKI), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Moscow, Russia.
Denis A BelyaevSpace Research Institute (IKI), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Moscow, Russia.
Jean-Loup BertauxSpace Research Institute (IKI), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Moscow, Russia.
Kevin S OlsenLaboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS), UVSQ Université Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Paris, France.
Lucio BaggioLaboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS), UVSQ Université Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Paris, France.
Juan AldayDepartment of Physics, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.
Yuriy S IvanovMain Astronomical Observatory (MAO), National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine.
Bojan RisticRoyal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium.
Jon MasonSchool of Physical Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
Yannick WillameRoyal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium.
Cédric DepiesseRoyal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium.
Laszlo HeteyRoyal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium.
Sophie BerkenboschRoyal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium.
Roland ClairquinRoyal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium.
Claudio QueiroloRoyal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium.
Bram BeeckmanRoyal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium.
Eddy NeefsRoyal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Brussels, Belgium.
Manish R PatelSchool of Physical Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
Giancarlo BellucciInstituto de Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, INAF, Rome, Italy.
Jose-Juan López-MorenoInstituto de Astrofìsica de Andalucía, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Granada, Spain.
Colin F WilsonDepartment of Physics, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.
Giuseppe EtiopeInstituto de Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, INAF, Rome, Italy.
Lev ZelenyiSpace Research Institute (IKI), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Moscow, Russia.
Håkan SvedhemEuropean Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), ESA, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
Jorge L VagoEuropean Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), ESA, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
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Abstract
The detection of methane on Mars has been interpreted as indicating that geochemical or biotic activities could persist on Mars today
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