A Physical Basis for Life Detection Experiments
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Atmospheric species such as oxygen and methane (and other reduced gases) should not coexist in appreciable quantities in an equilibrium atmosphere, yet they do on Earth.
“Atmospheric species such as oxygen and methane (and other reduced gases) should not coexist in appreciable quantities in an equilibrium atmosphere (Lovelock, 1965; Sagan et al., 1993), yet they do on our living planet.”
From The Astrobiology Primer v2.0 (2016) · cites this paper as Lovelock, 1965
Life has caused changes to the composition of Earth's atmosphere that are detectable by spectroscopy.
“Life has caused changes to the composition of Earth's atmosphere (Lovelock, 1965) that are detectable by spectroscopy.”
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Atmospheric chemical disequilibrium is a more general biosignature, evident in the coexistence of two or more long-term incompatible gases.
“A more general biosignature, which has not been considered for the early Earth, is atmospheric chemical disequilibrium, evident in the coexistence of two or more long-term incompatible gases (17–20).”
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- Authors
- LOVELOCK, J. E.
- Corresponding author
- LOVELOCK, J. E.
- Venue
- Nature
- Published
- 1965-08
- Volume
- 207
- Issue
- 4997
- Pages
- 568-570
- ISSN
- 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-4687
- OpenAlex
- W2005686998
- Cited by
- 446
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Planetary Science and Exploration
- Keywords
- life detection, biosignatures, physical basis of life, astrobiology, exoplanet biosignatures, high-contrast imaging
- MeSH terms
- Astronomy, Biochemical Phenomena, Biochemistry, Biology, Extraterrestrial Environment, Astronomical Phenomena
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