Marine Science Can Contribute to the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Life.

Autor: Aguzzi J; Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (ICM)-CSIC, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.; Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121 Naples, Italy., Cuadros J; Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5D, UK., Dartnell L; School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish St, London W1W 6UW, UK., Costa C; Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi Dell'Economia Agraria-Centro di Ricerca Ingegneria e Trasformazioni Agroalimentari, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy., Violino S; Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi Dell'Economia Agraria-Centro di Ricerca Ingegneria e Trasformazioni Agroalimentari, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy., Canfora L; Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'economia Agraria-Centro di Ricerca Agricoltura e Ambiente, 00182 Roma, Italy., Danovaro R; Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marcs (UNIVPM), 60131 Ancona, Italy., Robinson NJ; Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (ICM)-CSIC, 08003 Barcelona, Spain., Giovannelli D; Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80138 Naples, Italy.; National Research Council-Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies (CNR-IRBIM), 60125 Ancona, Italy.; Department of Marine and Coastal Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.; Marine Chemistry, Geochemistry Department-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Falmouth, MA 02543, USA.; Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan., Flögel S; GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, 24106 Kiel, Germany., Stefanni S; Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121 Naples, Italy., Chatzievangelou D; Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (ICM)-CSIC, 08003 Barcelona, Spain., Marini S; Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121 Naples, Italy.; Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISMAR), 19032 La Spezia, Italy., Picardi G; Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (ICM)-CSIC, 08003 Barcelona, Spain., Foing B; Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1081-1087, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Life (Basel, Switzerland) [Life (Basel)] 2024 May 24; Vol. 14 (6). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 24.
DOI: 10.3390/life14060676
Abstrakt: Life on our planet likely evolved in the ocean, and thus exo-oceans are key habitats to search for extraterrestrial life. We conducted a data-driven bibliographic survey on the astrobiology literature to identify emerging research trends with marine science for future synergies in the exploration for extraterrestrial life in exo-oceans. Based on search queries, we identified 2592 published items since 1963. The current literature falls into three major groups of terms focusing on (1) the search for life on Mars, (2) astrobiology within our Solar System with reference to icy moons and their exo-oceans, and (3) astronomical and biological parameters for planetary habitability. We also identified that the most prominent research keywords form three key-groups focusing on (1) using terrestrial environments as proxies for Martian environments, centred on extremophiles and biosignatures, (2) habitable zones outside of "Goldilocks" orbital ranges, centred on ice planets, and (3) the atmosphere, magnetic field, and geology in relation to planets' habitable conditions, centred on water-based oceans.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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