Martian soil and UV radiation: microbial viability assessment on spacecraft surfaces

By R. Mancinelli, M. R. Klovstad. 2000

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Ultraviolet radiation on the surface of Mars and the Beagle 2 UV sensor (2002, unknown): “theoretical and experimental techniques (Sagan and Pollack, 1974; Cockell et al., 2000; Mancinelli and Klovstad, 2000).”
Microbial survival in the stratosphere and implications for global dispersal (2011, methodology): “Prior to experimentation, spores of NASA8 and WN696 were generated according to the protocol by Mancinelli and Klovstad (2000) and Schuerger et al. (2003).”
The Habitability of Planets Orbiting M-dwarf Stars (2016, background): “…high-energy radiation, by employing strategies such as the production of antioxidants and enzymes that aid in detoxification, as well as repair mechanisms, favorable assembly configurations (Rothschild, 1999; Rothschild & Mancinelli, 2001), and overlying dust layers (Mancinelli & Klovstad, 2000).”
Sustainable life support on Mars – the potential roles of cyanobacteria (2015, background): “Despite being strongly germicidal on the surface, this radiation can be blocked by a few millimetres of Martian dust coverage (Mancinelli & Klovstad 2000; Dartnell & Patel 2014) or, to let PAR light in, by mere transparent covers such as glass filters.”