#radiolysis — Public Fediverse posts

While direct exposure to high #radiation dose is indeed not favourable for biological activity, ionizing radiation can, and in some cases is known to produce a number of biologically useful products.

One such mechanism is the production of biologically useful products via charged particle-induced #radiolysis.

By combining energy deposition calculations with the energy requirements of microbial cells, it is possible to define the radiolytic #habitable zone for #Mars, #Europa, and #Enceladus, capable of sustaining microbial #metabolism.

Calculations suggest that bacterial cell density could be highest in Enceladus, followed by Mars and Europa.

#life #astrobiology
https://astrobiology.com/2025/07/estimating-the-potential-of-ionizing-radiation-induced-radiolysis-for-microbial-metabolism-on-terrestrial-planets-and-satellites-with-rarefied-atmospheres.html

[USGS] Geologic Hydrogen Prospectivity Map Explorer
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https://www.usgs.gov/index.php/tools/geologic-hydrogen-prospectivity-map-explorer <-- shared technical resource
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https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1900 <-- shared USGS publication
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https://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/apps/hydrogen/ <-- link to web map
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #geology #geophysics #geophysical #magnetics #gravity #gravimetric #hydrogen #geologichydrogen #fuel #fuelsource #prospecting #spatialanalysis #USA #prospectivity #webmap #CONUS #naturalhydrogen #hydrogengas #cleanfuels #fossilsfuels #climatechange #serpentinization #radiolysis #geologicprocesses #geostatistics
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