Noctis Landing: A Proposed Landing Site/Exploration Zone for Human Missions to the Surface of Mars

• Main Authors: Elphic, Richard, Glass, Brian, Zolensky, Michael, West, Stephen, Fong, Terry, West, Michael, Mittlefehldt, David, Brown, Adrian, Takagi, Yuta, Braham, Stephen, Johansen, Brage W., Acedillo, Shannen, Hoftun, Christopher, Lee, Pascal, Lorber, Kira, Thomas, Peter
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration; Arctic; Devon Island; Valles
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20150021128

The proposed Noctis Landing Site/Exploration Zone (LS/EZ) is shown in Figure 1. Our preliminary study suggests that the proposed site meets all key Science and Resources (incl. Civil Engineering) requirements. The site is of significant interest, as the EZ not only offers a large number and wide ran...