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From: Transcriptional response to prolonged perchlorate exposure in the methanogen Methanosarcina barkeri and implications for Martian habitability

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Proposed model for Martian CH4 cycle. Sources indicated by grey boxes. Sinks are highlighted by green boxes and accompanying arrows. Reservoirs, transport systems, and substrate-generating intermediates are denoted by orange boxes. Speculative biological reservoirs are indicated via question mark [?]. This figure was generated using images from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Mars 2030 virtual reality game (produced by NASA in collaboration with the MIT AeroAstro Lab and Fusion Media Group, Doral, FL) in accordance with the fair use doctrine of United States copyright law. Abbreviations: ANMEs, anaerobic methanotrophs.

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