25. Marcaré esas dos.
1.Sí: El planeta deberá ser “relativamente” pequeño, no
como Júpiter o Saturno.
2. No: El Potasio no es indispensable.
3. No: La temperatura casi helada, tampoco.
4. Sí: ¿Fuentes de energía? ¡Obligadísimas! 25
26. Al final, después de responder la última pregunta,
- Confirmo el “Código de Honor”
- Someto mis respuestas para ser calificadas 26
28. En esta primera pregunta, sólo me falló el
criterio de planeta “pequeño”.
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29. De acuerdo: Cuando vuelva a ver los
videos le prestaré más atención a la
formación de la magnetita por
microorganismos y/o consultaré el asunto
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en Wikipedia.
32. Ah, claro: los amino acidos no son
evidencia de vida (“bio-markers”)
.
¿Cuál habrá sido esa presunta evidencia
de vida en Marte? – La que haya sido, 32
entiendo que no ha sido certificada.
35. About the Instructor
Charles Cockell is Professor of Astrobiology at the University of
Edinburgh. He received his doctorate at the University of Oxford and
was a National Research Council Associate at the NASA Ames
Research Centre. He was a visiting scholar at Stanford University and
the University of Arizona and was previously at The Open University and
the British Antarctic Survey. Cockell is currently Director of the UK
Centre for Astrobiology and his research interests focus on how
microbes survive in extreme environments, including volcanic and
impact crater environments.Cockell is a Senior Editor of the journal,
Astrobiology. His popular science books include ‘Impossible Extinction’
(Cambridge University Press), which explores the tenacity of microbes
on the Earth, and ‘Space on Earth’ (Macmillan) which proposes that
environmentalism and space exploration are the same thing – creating
sustainable habitats for life. He is Chair of the Earth and Space
Foundation, a non-profit organisation he established in 1994. He was
the first Chair of the Astrobiology Society of Britain.
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