Habitats in the Antarctic provide an insight into habitats available on snowball earth. Physical UV protection on snowball earth would have been dominated by the manifestations of ice and snow in different habitats. The snowball period was a golden age of UV protection

Cockell, C. S.

Horneck, G.

Wynn-Williams, D. D.

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Open Research OnlineThe Open University’s repository of research publicationsand other research outputsUltraviolet protection on a snowball EarthConference or Workshop ItemHow to cite:Cockell, C. S.; Wynn-Williams, D. D. and Horneck, G. (2001). Ultraviolet protection on a snowball Earth. In:32nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 12-16 Mar 2001, Houston, Texas, USA.For guidance on citations see FAQs.c© [not recorded]Version: [not recorded]Link(s) to article on publisher’s website:http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2001/pdf/1328.pdfCopyright and Moral Rights for the articles on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyrightowners. 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Ultraviolet protection on a snowball Earth

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Ultraviolet protection on a snowball Earth

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