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T1 Habitability on Early Mars and the Search for Biosignatures with the ExoMars Rover
A1 Vago, Jorge L.
A1 Westall, Frances
A1 Coates, Andrew J
A1 Jaumann, Ralf
A1 Korablev, Oleg
A1 Valérie, Ciarletti
A1 Mitrofanov, Igor
A1 Rull Pérez, Fernando
AB The second ExoMars mission will be launched in 2020 to target an ancient location interpreted to have strongpotential for past habitability and for preserving physical and chemical biosignatures (as well as abiotic/prebioticorganics). The mission will deliver a lander with instruments for atmospheric and geophysical investigations and arover tasked with searching for signs of extinct life. The ExoMars rover will be equipped with a drill to collectmaterial from outcrops and at depth down to 2 m. This subsurface sampling capability will provide the best chanceyet to gain access to chemical biosignatures. Using the powerful Pasteur payload instruments, the ExoMarsscience team will conduct a holistic search for traces of life and seek corroborating geological context information.Key Words: Biosignatures—ExoMars—Landing sites—Mars rover—Search for life. Astrobiology 17, 471–510.
PB Mary Ann Liebert
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/35238
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/35238
LA eng
NO ASTROBIOLOGY, 2017, vol. 17, n. 6-7, p. 471-510
DS UVaDOC
RD 22-nov-2024