Report of the COSPAR Mars special regions colloquium
International audience In this paper we present the findings of a COSPAR Mars Special Regions Colloquium held in Rome in 2007. We review and discuss the definition of Mars Special Regions, the physical parameters used to define Mars Special Regions, and physical features on Mars that can be interpre...
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International audience In this paper we present the findings of a COSPAR Mars Special Regions Colloquium held in Rome in 2007. We review and discuss the definition of Mars Special Regions, the physical parameters used to define Mars Special Regions, and physical features on Mars that can be interpreted as Mars Special Regions. We conclude that any region experiencing temperatures > -25 degrees C for a few hours a year and a water activity > 0.5 can potentially allow the replication of terrestrial microorganisms. Physical features on Mars that can be interpreted as meeting these conditions constitute a Mars Special Region. Based on current knowledge of the martian environment and the conservative nature of planetary protection, the following features constitute Mars Special regions: Gullies and bright streaks associated with them, pasted-on terrain, deep subsurface, dark streaks only on a case-by-case basis, others to be determined. The parameter definition and the associated list of physical features should be re-evaluated on a regular basis. |
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-00602391v1 2023-05-15T18:18:27+02:00 Report of the COSPAR Mars special regions colloquium Kminek, G. Rummel, J.D. Cockell, C.S. Atlas, R. Barlow, N. Beaty, D. Boynton, W. Carr, M. Clifford, S. Conley, C.A. Davila, A.F. Debus, A. Doran, P. Hecht, M. Heldmann, J. Helbert, J. Hipkin, V. Horneck, G. Kieft, T.L. Klingelhoefer, G. Meyer, M. Newsom, H. Ori, G.G. Parnell, J. Prieur, D. Raulin, F. Schulze-Makuch, D. A. Spry, J. Stabekis, P.E. Stackebrandt, E. Vago, J. Viso, M. Voytek, M. Wells, L. Westall, F. Agence Spatiale Européenne (ESA) European Space Agency (ESA) East Carolina University Greenville (ECU) University of North Carolina System (UNC) The Open University Milton Keynes (OU) University of Louisville Northern Arizona University Flagstaff NASA, Jet Prop Lab, CALTECH, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Tucson (LPL) University of Arizona United States Geological Survey (USGS) Lunar and Planetary Institute Houston (LPI) NASA Headquarters NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES) University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) University of Illinois System DLR Institut für Planetenforschung Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt Berlin (DLR) Canadian Space Agency (CSA) German Aerospace Center (DLR) New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology New Mexico Tech (NMT) Institute of Physics, University of Mainz The University of New Mexico Albuquerque International Research School of Planetary Sciences Pescara (IRSPS) Università degli studi "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara Chieti-Pescara (Ud'A) University of Aberdeen Université de Brest (UBO) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Washington State University (WSU) Leibniz-Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH / Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (DSMZ) University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Centre de biophysique moléculaire (CBM) Université d'Orléans (UO)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC) 2010-09-15 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00602391 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2010.04.039 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.asr.2010.04.039 hal-00602391 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00602391 doi:10.1016/j.asr.2010.04.039 ISSN: 0273-1177 Advances in Space Research https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00602391 Advances in Space Research, Elsevier, 2010, 46 (6), pp.811-829. ⟨10.1016/j.asr.2010.04.039⟩ Sea-ice South-pole snow Upper martian surface High obliquity Near-surface Liquid water Ground ice Bacterial activity Water-vapor Space-craft surfaces [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-SPACE-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Space Physics [physics.space-ph] info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2010 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2010.04.039 2021-12-05T03:43:05Z International audience In this paper we present the findings of a COSPAR Mars Special Regions Colloquium held in Rome in 2007. We review and discuss the definition of Mars Special Regions, the physical parameters used to define Mars Special Regions, and physical features on Mars that can be interpreted as Mars Special Regions. We conclude that any region experiencing temperatures > -25 degrees C for a few hours a year and a water activity > 0.5 can potentially allow the replication of terrestrial microorganisms. Physical features on Mars that can be interpreted as meeting these conditions constitute a Mars Special Region. Based on current knowledge of the martian environment and the conservative nature of planetary protection, the following features constitute Mars Special regions: Gullies and bright streaks associated with them, pasted-on terrain, deep subsurface, dark streaks only on a case-by-case basis, others to be determined. The parameter definition and the associated list of physical features should be re-evaluated on a regular basis. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sea ice South pole Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) South Pole Advances in Space Research 46 6 811 829 |