EOS Chasma as a Potential Site for the MER-A Landing

Details EOS Chasma as a Potential Site for the MER-A Landing EOS Chasma as a Potential Site for the MER-A Landing

Jan 2001

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001mers.work...47k&link_type=abstract

First Landing Site Workshop for the 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers, p. 47

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Mars Exploration, Mars Surface, Roving Vehicles, Mars Landing, Earth Observing System (Eos), Landing Sites, Regions, Hydrology, Thermal Emission, Climate, Sediments

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The key science goals for the Mars 2003 Rover mission include the study of the climate and water history of Mars at sites favorable for life. The regions for the Mars Exploration Rover (MER-A) landing site are confined to the latitudes of 5 N-15 S. We focus on EOS Chasma, a region characterized by long-term hydrologic processes related to underground water release resulting from Hesperian magmatic and tectonic activities. Surface sediments include fluvial, paleo-lacustrine, and possible hydrothermally-derived materials. In addition, the sediments could contain a chemical and mineralogical signature reflecting a hydrologic and climate history in which the conditions could have been favorable for pre-biotic and biotic processes.

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