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Colors Of Life In The Clouds: Biopigments Of Atmospheric Microorganisms As A New Signature To Detect Life On Planets Like Earth

When Carl Sagan and Ed Salpeter envisioned potential Sinkers, Floaters, and Hunters living in Jupiter’s clouds in 1976 (C. Sagan & E. E. Salpeter 1976), the nature of life in Earth’s atmosphere remained widely unknown.

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