Evaluation of the Tindouf Basin Region in Southern Morocco as an analog site for soil geochemistry on Noachian Mars

• Published in: Astrobiology
• Main Authors: Oberlin, EA, Claire, MW, Kounaves, SP
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2018
• Subjects: Science & Technology; Physical Sciences; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Astronomy & Astrophysics; Biology; Geosciences; Multidisciplinary; Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics; Geology; ATACAMA DESERT; NATURAL PERCHLORATE; OMEGA/MARS EXPRESS; TAYLOR VALLEY; DRY VALLEYS; NITRATE; CHILE; ANTARCTICA; METEORITE; SALTS; Mars analogues; Morocco; Oxyanions; Perchlorate; 0201 Astronomical And Space Sciences; 0402 Geochemistry; 0403 Geology; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Taylor Valley; Victoria Valley; Beacon Valley; University Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/58583; http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000424714500001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202; https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2016.1557

Locations on Earth that provide insights into processes that may be occurring or may have occurred throughout martian history are often broadly deemed “Mars analog environments.” As no single locale can precisely represent a past or present martian environment, it is important to focus on characteri...