Water on Mars—a literature review
To assess Mars' potential for both harboring life and providing useable resources for future
human exploration, it is of paramount importance to comprehend the water situation on the …
human exploration, it is of paramount importance to comprehend the water situation on the …
Resistance of microorganisms to extreme environmental conditions and its contribution to astrobiology
PH Rampelotto - Sustainability, 2010 - mdpi.com
In the last decades, substantial changes have occurred regarding what scientists consider
the limits of habitable environmental conditions. For every extreme environmental condition …
the limits of habitable environmental conditions. For every extreme environmental condition …
Geologic history of Mars
MH Carr, JW Head III - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2010 - Elsevier
Mars accumulated and differentiated into crust, mantle and core within a few tens of millions
of years of Solar System formation. Formation of Hellas, which has been adopted as the …
of years of Solar System formation. Formation of Hellas, which has been adopted as the …
A new analysis of Mars “special regions”: findings of the second MEPAG Special Regions Science Analysis Group (SR-SAG2)
JD Rummel, DW Beaty, MA Jones, C Bakermans… - 2014 - liebertpub.com
A committee of the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) has reviewed and
updated the description of Special Regions on Mars as places where terrestrial organisms …
updated the description of Special Regions on Mars as places where terrestrial organisms …
Heterogeneous distribution of H2O in the Martian interior: Implications for the abundance of H2O in depleted and enriched mantle sources
FM McCubbin, JW Boyce, P Srinivasan… - … & Planetary Science, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We conducted a petrologic study of apatite within 12 Martian meteorites, including 11
shergottites and one basaltic regolith breccia. These data were combined with previously …
shergottites and one basaltic regolith breccia. These data were combined with previously …
Planetary habitability: lessons learned from terrestrial analogues
LJ Preston, LR Dartnell - International Journal of Astrobiology, 2014 - cambridge.org
Terrestrial analogue studies underpin almost all planetary missions and their use is
essential in the exploration of our Solar system and in assessing the habitability of other …
essential in the exploration of our Solar system and in assessing the habitability of other …
Seasonal activity and morphological changes in Martian gullies
Recent studies of martian dune and non-dune gullies have suggested a seasonal control on
present-day gully activity. The timing of current gully activity, especially activity involving the …
present-day gully activity. The timing of current gully activity, especially activity involving the …
A cold and wet Mars
AG Fairén - Icarus, 2010 - Elsevier
Water on Mars has been explained by invoking controversial and mutually exclusive
solutions based on warming the atmosphere with greenhouse gases (the “warm and wet” …
solutions based on warming the atmosphere with greenhouse gases (the “warm and wet” …
The high resolution imaging science experiment (HiRISE) during MRO's primary science phase (PSP)
The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) on the Mars Reconnaissance
Orbiter (MRO) acquired 8terapixels of data in 9137 images of Mars between October 2006 …
Orbiter (MRO) acquired 8terapixels of data in 9137 images of Mars between October 2006 …
HiRISE observations of new impact craters exposing Martian ground ice
Twenty small new impact craters or clusters have been observed to excavate bright material
inferred to be ice at mid‐latitudes and high latitudes on Mars. In the northern hemisphere …
inferred to be ice at mid‐latitudes and high latitudes on Mars. In the northern hemisphere …