Evidence for a Deep Biosphere in the Geological Record
UK Centre for Astrobiology seminar
Evidence for a Deep Biosphere in the Geological Record
- Event time: 1:00pm
- Event date: 11th December 2012
- Speaker: John Parnell (University of Aberdeen)
- Location: CSEC Seminar Room, James Clerk Maxwell Building (JCMB) James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh EH9 3FD GB
Event details
There is much evidence for a deep biosphere today, but the geological record of it has been little explored. The talk will review evidence for subsurface habitats in the geological past, and emphasise that this is a likely setting for life on other planets.
About UK Centre for Astrobiology seminars
The astrobiology seminar series is run by the UK Centre for Astrobiology based in the School of Physics & Astronomy. Astrobiology is a multi-disciplinary subject and the seminar series actively encourages attendance by undergraduates, postgraduates and academic staff from other departments..