Biomarker

• NASA Astrobiology Institute
• Mars Meteorite Research Team

Education / Outreach

• Outreach Page
• NASA Space Science Education Web Site
• Spacelink for Educators -- easily searchable

Other Interesting

• Astromaterials
• Earth Science
• Earth Science & Solar System Exploration

Recent Publications / Press Releases

• NASA / JSC Astrobiology Institute - List of peer-reviewed manuscripts from 1998 to July 2003 Full PDF - 07/09/2003
• Thomas-Keptra, K. et al. (2002) Magnetofossils from Ancient Mars: a Robust Biosignature in the Martian Meteorite ALH84001 Full PDF - 08/05/2002
• Thomas-Keptra, K. et al. (2001) Magnetofossils in Terrestrial Samples and Martian Meteorite ALH 84001 (abstract), Full PDF - 4/10/2001
• Gibson, E.K. et al. (2001) Life On Mars: Evaluation of the Evidence Within Martian Meteorite ALH84001, Nakhla, and Shergotty, Precambrian Research, 106, 15-34. Full PDF - 3/02/2001
• Thomas-Keprta, K. et al. (2001) Truncated hexa-octahedral magnetite crystals in ALH84001: Presumptive biosignatures, PNAS, 98, 5, 2164-2169. Full PDF - 2/28/01 Supplemental Images - 4/6/2001 PDF
1. Related Information - The Telltale Truncated Hexa-Octahedron
• Thomas-Keprta, K. et al. (2000) Elongated prismatic magnetite crystals in ALH84001 carbonate globules: Potential Martian magnetofossils, Geochemica. et Cosmochemica Acta, 64, 23, 4049-4081. Full PDF - 2/28/2001
• Case for Life on Mars Withstands Criticism, Gains Scientific Support - JSC Press Release - 2/27/01
• Study of Martian Meteorite Reveals Magnetic Fossils - >K. Thomas-Keprta et al. - 2/27/2001
• Martian Life Debate Intensifies
• Two Important Announcements Regarding Life on Mars
• 4 years later... the case for life on Mars withstands criticism, gains support
• NASA Announces New Evidence Regarding Past Life on Mars
• Proceedings of the National Academy of Science - K. Thomas-Keprta et al. - 2/26/2001
• Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta - Elongated prismatic magnetite crystals in ALH84001 carbonate globules: Potential Martian magnetofossils - 2/23/2001
• Four Years Later - E.K. Gibson et al., Precambrian Research 106 - 2/23/2001
• New Report Links Meteorite to Possibility That Microscopic Life Existed on Mars - 12/18/2000
• New Report Offers Evidence of Primitive Life on Mars - 12/14/2000
• New Report Offers Compelling Evidence of Mars Life - 12/14/2000
• Findings Hint at Life on Mars - 12/14/2000
• New Report Offers Evidence of Primitive Life on Mars - 12/13/2000