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Dr. Ligia F. Coelho explores how microbes might leave fingerprints on distant planets. She'll discuss biological pigments, cloud signatures, and Earth's extreme environments as blueprints for detecting life beyond our solar system.
Astrobiology research
Academic colloquium
Space exploration
Surface and Atmospheric Biosignatures in the Era of the ELTs and HWO
Burns Park




Dr. Ligia F. Coelho explores how microbes might leave fingerprints on distant planets. She'll discuss biological pigments, cloud signatures, and Earth's extreme environments as blueprints for detecting life beyond our solar system.
Astrobiology research
Academic colloquium
Space exploration
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