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biosignature: a standalone construct

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Astrobiology

a remotely detectable feature, such as an atmospheric gas or surface reflectance, that indicates the presence of life.

In astrobiology, biosignature refers to a remotely detectable feature, such as an atmospheric gas or surface reflectance, that indicates the presence of life. This meaning comes from Schwieterman (2018) in Astrobiology.[1]

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References

Schwieterman, E. W., Kiang, N. Y., Parenteau, M. N., Harman, C. E., DasSarma, S., Fisher, T. M., Arney, G. N., Hartnett, H. E., Reinhard, C. T., Olson, S. L., Meadows, V. S., Cockell, C. S., Walker, S. I., Grenfell, J. L., Hegde, S., Rugheimer, S., Hu, R., & Lyons, T. W. (2018). Exoplanet Biosignatures: A Review of Remotely Detectable Signs of Life. Astrobiology, 18(6), 663-708. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2017.1729

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