Timing and origin of natural gas accumulation in the Siljan impact structure, Sweden

Fractured rocks of impact craters have been suggested to be suitable hosts for deep microbial communities on Earth, and potentially other terrestrial planets, yet direct evidence remains elusive. Here, the authors show that the Siljan impact structure is host to long-term deep methane-cycling microb...

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Main Authors: Henrik Drake, Nick M. W. Roberts, Christine Heim, Martin J. Whitehouse, Sandra Siljeström, Ellen Kooijman, Curt Broman, Magnus Ivarsson, Mats E. Åström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12728-y