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NASA Astrobiology Institute Mars Focus Group

NASA Astrobiology Institute Mars Focus Group. David J. Des Marais NAI Executive Council Meeting, Santa Clara, CA April 14, 2008. NAI Mars Focus Group (MFG): key activities. Related research & technology efforts

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NASA Astrobiology Institute Mars Focus Group

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  1. NASA Astrobiology Institute Mars Focus Group David J. Des Marais NAI Executive Council Meeting, Santa Clara, CA April 14, 2008

  2. NAI Mars Focus Group (MFG): key activities • Related research & technology efforts • Informational/coordinational telecons; forums at meetings (e.g., AbSciCon, Wed. noon, Great America #2 room) • MEPAG involvement • Program planning groups (SAGs, SDTs, site selection, etc.) • “White papers,” publications, etc. related to astrobiology goals & objectives • Positive feedback to basic research, instrument & mission development, & mission participation

  3. Follow the Water Building blocks of life Habitable environments Phoenix MSL MER

  4. 6 MSL Landing Sites 9 Possible Prime Ellipses 25 x 20 km 6 Possible Safe Haven Size Ellipses 32 x 35 km Holden crater Nili Fossae trough Eberswalde crater Mawrth Vallis Miyamoto crater Miyamoto crater N Meridiani

  5. Hesperian Volcanics - 0 km Phyllosilicate Ejecta - 3 km H-N Boundary - 9 km Reentrant (aka Monument Valley) - 10 km J. Mustard

  6. MEPAG Next-Decade Science Analysis Group (ND-SAG) Possible Scientific Objectives for MSR

  7. ND-SAG Recommendation: Sample Types Needed

  8. MSR Summary CONCLUSIONS NEXT STEPS

  9. End

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