Characterization of a Mid-Latitude Ice-Rich Landing Site on Mars to Enable In Situ Habitability Studies

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Mar 2012

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43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, held March 19–23, 2012 at The Woodlands, Texas. LPI Contribution No. 1659, id.1271

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We developed a set of criteria to rank landing sites for a Mars lander
mission to study permafrost. We ranked sites based on the presence of
polygonal ground, rock density and landing dangers seen in HiRISE
images. An optimal landing site was found.

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