Ladakh: Diverse, high-altitude extreme environments for off-earth analogue and astrobiology research

• Published in: International Journal of Astrobiology
• Main Authors: Pandey, S., Clarke, Jonathan, Nema, Preeti, Bonaccorsi, Rosalba, Som, Sanjoy, Sharma, Mukund, Phartiyal, Binita, Rajamani, Sudha, Mogul, Rakesh, Martín-Torres, F. J., Vaishampayan, Parag, Blank, J., Steller, Luke, Srivastava, Anushree, Singh, Randleer, McGuirk, S., Zorzano, María Paz, Güttler, J. M., Mendaza de Cal, Teresa, Soria-Salinas, Álvaro, Ahmad, Shami, Ansari, Arif, Singh, V.K., Mungi, C., Bapat, Niraja
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2019
• Subjects: Astrobiology; India; High elevation; Saline Lake; Traveller; Warden; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/205406; https://doi.org/10.1017/S1473550419000119

This paper highlights unique sites in Ladakh, India, investigated during our 2016 multidisciplinary pathfinding expedition to the region. We summarize our scientific findings and the site's potential to support science exploration, testing of new technologies and science protocols within the fr...