Results of a Conceptual Systems Analysis of Systems for 200 m Deep Sampling of the Martian Subsurface

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Jan 2000

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Space Resources Roundtable 2, p. 3

Computer Science

Robotics

Systems Analysis, Sampling, Mars (Planet), Robotics, Extraterrestrial Life, Viking Mars Program, Water, Samples, Rocks, Manned Mars Missions, Fossils

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Recent robotic orbital and lander missions at Mars are part of a renewed campaign of exploration that seeks to build on the early successes of the Viking program. Current plans feature a vigorous series of orbital, surface and subsurface robotic missions with a probable return of a small number of atmosphere, rock and soil samples to Earth, and culminate in human exploration before the end of the second decade of the new millennium. The latest discoveries of this program are lending increasing support to models of a water-rich Martian history in which most of the remaining water is now thought to reside in the subsurface. Furthermore, the top-level goal of seeking evidence of extant or fossil life on Mars has evolved a strategy of "follow the water", since experience shows that life on Earth seems to require the presence of liquid water. In addition, water, if found, would be the most valuable in situ resource that could be developed to support manned exploration of Mars. These developments have led to a compelling argument for deep subsurface in situ measurements and sampling on Mars, a challenge never faced by planetary science on any body other than the Earth.

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