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Published online 29 January 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020128-1
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Moon mirrors life's colours
Scanning the heavens for hues like ours could reveal other living planets.
Using the Moon as a giant mirror, astronomers have identified the colours that are characteristic of life on Earth. Scanning the heavens for similar hues could one day reveal other living planets.
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