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Tardigrades survive exposure to space in low Earth orbit

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Authors

Kjell Jonsson · Kristianstad University

Elke Rabbow · Linde (Germany)

Ralph O. Schill · University of Stuttgart

Mats Harms‐Ringdahl · Stockholm University

Petra Rettberg · Linde (Germany)

Topics & Keywords

Tardigrade Biology and Ecology Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology Spaceflight effects on biology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Current Biology

Volume 18, Issue 17, pp. R729-R731

DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.048

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 32.14

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