Exploring Mars for Evidence of Past or Present Life: Roles of Robotic and Human Missions

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Dec 1996

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996asbi.work...59f&link_type=abstract

Astrobiology Workshop: Leadership in Astrobiology, p. A59-A60

Computer Science

Robotics

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Exobiology, Mars Environment, Mars Surface, Robotics, Mars Exploration, Planetary Environments, Planetary Geology, Space Exploration, Geology, Mineralogy, Signatures, Rocks

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During the coming decade, robotic field science will play a fundamental role in exploring Mars for evidence of past life and/or prebiotic chemistry. To create a context for such exploration, we especially need to understand the mineralogy and chemistry of the Martian surface. We have learned that the preservation of biological signatures in rocks on Earth is favored by rapid mineralization processes that are restricted to a comparatively small number of geological settings. Thus, a detailed knowledge of surface mineralogy will provide valuable clues about past Martian environments as a necessary context for future exobiological exploration.

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