Development of Compact Sensor System for Detection of Water Activity

Prarthana Desai; Ilka Schmueser; Coinneach Mackenzie Dover; Charles Cockell; Colin Cunningham; Ian Underwood

Development of Compact Sensor System for Detection of Water Activity

Prarthana Desai, Ilka Schmueser, Coinneach Mackenzie Dover, Charles Cockell, Colin Cunningham, Ian Underwood

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Habitability is defined by Cockell et al. in, "Habitability: A Review", as 'the ability of an environment to support the activity of at least one known organism'. Water is an important factor, as it is the medium of survival for life as we know it. Humidity measurements alone are not reliable indicators of habitability, as, while they give information about the presence of water as a whole in a substrate, they cannot elucidate if an environment is chemically suitable for microbes to thrive.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Abstract Book of the 18th European Astrobiology Network Association Conference (EANA)
Publisher	European Astrobiology Network Association
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 24 Sept 2018

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Desai, P., Schmueser, I., Mackenzie Dover, C., Cockell, C., Cunningham, C., & Underwood, I. (2018). Development of Compact Sensor System for Detection of Water Activity. In Abstract Book of the 18th European Astrobiology Network Association Conference (EANA) European Astrobiology Network Association. http://www.eana-net.eu/Conferences/Docs_EANA18/EANA2018_AbstractBook.pdf

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