Open AccessIn Search of Life Under the Seafloor
Author(s) -
Gretchen L. FrühGreen,
Beth N. Orcutt
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2019eo113213
Subject(s) - seafloor spreading , geology , astrobiology , oceanography , biology
A multinational research team drilled into the seafloor to see whether chemical processes in exposed shallow mantle rocks could generate nutrients to support life in the subsurface.