Preventing the Forward Contamination of Europa (2000) / Chapter Skim
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Chemoautotroph~rganisms with the ability to synthesize organic nutrients directly from simple inorganic compounds using the energy derived from chemical rather than photochemical reactions. Chemolithoautotroph~rganisms deriving all of their carbon and energy requirements from inorganic compounds.
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LET (linear energy transfer:The energy lost per unit length of path when ionizing radiation passes through a material. Magnetospher~The volume of space surrounding a planetary body that is under the dynamical influence of that body's magnetic field.
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It is defined as the inverse of the amount of absorbed radiation of a particular type required to produce a given effect relative to the absorbed dose of a reference radiation (e.g., X rays or gamma rays) required to produce the same effect.
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