Perseverance's scanning habitable environments with Raman and luminescence for organics and chemicals (SHERLOC) investigation
R Bhartia, LW Beegle, L DeFlores, W Abbey… - Space Science …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for
Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) is a robotic arm-mounted instrument on NASA's …
Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) is a robotic arm-mounted instrument on NASA's …
[HTML][HTML] The astrobiology primer v2. 0
SD Domagal-Goldman, KE Wright, K Adamala… - Astrobiology, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Astrobiology is the science that seeks to understand the story of life in our universe.
Astrobiology includes investigation of the conditions that are necessary for life to emerge …
Astrobiology includes investigation of the conditions that are necessary for life to emerge …
Evidence for perchlorates and the origin of chlorinated hydrocarbons detected by SAM at the Rocknest aeolian deposit in Gale Crater
DP Glavin, C Freissinet, KE Miller… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A single scoop of the Rocknest aeolian deposit was sieved (< 150 µm), and four separate
sample portions, each with a mass of~ 50 mg, were delivered to individual cups inside the …
sample portions, each with a mass of~ 50 mg, were delivered to individual cups inside the …
A field guide to finding fossils on Mars
The Martian surface is cold, dry, exposed to biologically harmful radiation and apparently
barren today. Nevertheless, there is clear geological evidence for warmer, wetter intervals in …
barren today. Nevertheless, there is clear geological evidence for warmer, wetter intervals in …
Ionizing radiation and life
LR Dartnell - Astrobiology, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Ionizing radiation is a ubiquitous feature of the Cosmos, from exogenous cosmic rays (CR)
to the intrinsic mineral radioactivity of a habitable world, and its influences on the emergence …
to the intrinsic mineral radioactivity of a habitable world, and its influences on the emergence …
The origins of perchlorate in the Martian soil
BL Carrier, SP Kounaves - Geophysical Research Letters, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Perchlorate (ClO4−) has been detected on Mars, but its production and distribution
are unclear. Mechanisms requiring atmospheric chlorine are insufficient for measured …
are unclear. Mechanisms requiring atmospheric chlorine are insufficient for measured …
Evidence of martian perchlorate, chlorate, and nitrate in Mars meteorite EETA79001: Implications for oxidants and organics
SP Kounaves, BL Carrier, GD O'Neil, ST Stroble… - Icarus, 2014 - Elsevier
The results from the Viking mission in the mid 1970s provided evidence that the martian
surface contained oxidants responsible for destroying organic compounds. In 2008 the …
surface contained oxidants responsible for destroying organic compounds. In 2008 the …
Rapid radiolytic degradation of amino acids in the Martian shallow subsurface: Implications for the search for extinct life
Amino acids are fundamental to life as we know them as the monomers of proteins and
enzymes. They are also readily synthesized under a variety of plausible prebiotic conditions …
enzymes. They are also readily synthesized under a variety of plausible prebiotic conditions …
Earth as a tool for astrobiology—a European perspective
Scientists use the Earth as a tool for astrobiology by analyzing planetary field analogues (ie
terrestrial samples and field sites that resemble planetary bodies in our Solar System). In …
terrestrial samples and field sites that resemble planetary bodies in our Solar System). In …
[HTML][HTML] Influence of mineralogy on the preservation of amino acids under simulated Mars conditions
R dos Santos, M Patel, J Cuadros, Z Martins - Icarus, 2016 - Elsevier
The detection of organic molecules associated with life on Mars is one of the main goals of
future life-searching missions such as the ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars and NASA 2020 …
future life-searching missions such as the ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars and NASA 2020 …