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Searching for Traces of Life With the ExoMars Rover

Vago, J. and Coates, A.J. and Jaumann, Ralf and Korablev, O. and Ciarletti, V. and Mitrofanov, I. G. and Josset, Jean-Luc and Westall, F. and De Sanctis, M.C. and Bibring, Jean-Pierre and Rull, F. and Goesmann, F. and Brinckerhoff, W. and Raulin, F and Sefton-Nash, E. and Svedhem, H. and Kminek, G. and Rodionov, D. and Baglioni, Pietro and ExoMars, Team (2018) Searching for Traces of Life With the ExoMars Rover. In: From Habitability to Life on Mars Elsevier. pp. 309-347. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-809935-3.00011-6. ISBN 978-0-12-809935-3.

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Official URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128099353000116

Abstract

The second ExoMars mission will be launched in 2020 to target an ancient landing site interpreted to possess a strong potential for preserving the physical and chemical biosignatures of fossil martian microorganisms, if they existed there. The mission will deliver a lander with instruments designed for atmospheric and geophysical investigations and a rover tasked with searching for signs of extinct life. The ExoMars rover will be equipped with a drill to collect material from outcrops and at depth (between 0 and 2 m). This subsurface sampling capability, coupled with novel analytic instruments, will provide the best chance yet to gain access to and characterize molecular biomarkers.

Starting with a brief discussion of the ExoMars program, this chapter concentrates on the ExoMars rover. We describe its scientific underpinnings, the rover configuration, its Pasteur payload, its drill, and its sample processing systems and present the reference surface mission. We conclude by addressing desirable scientific attributes of the landing-site region.

Large sections of this chapter were published previously in the work by Vago et al. (2017).

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/124599/
Document Type:Book Section
Title:Searching for Traces of Life With the ExoMars Rover
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Vago, J.ESA-ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, 2200 Noordwijk, The NetherlandsUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Coates, A.J.Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, Holmbury St. Mary, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6NT, UKUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jaumann, Ralfralf.jaumann (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9759-6597UNSPECIFIED
Korablev, O.Space Research Institute, Moscow, RussiaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ciarletti, V.latmos, Paris, franceUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mitrofanov, I. G.Space Research Institute, Moscow, RussiaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Josset, Jean-LucSPACE-X Exploration Institute, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Westall, F.Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, Orléans, FranceUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
De Sanctis, M.C.Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Rome, Italy.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bibring, Jean-PierreInstitut d'Astrophysique SpatialeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rull, F.Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA), Ctra. de Ajalvir km. 4, 28850-Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, SpainUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Goesmann, F.Max-Planck-Institute for Solar System Research, Katlenburg-LindauUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Brinckerhoff, W.NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD, United StatesUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Raulin, FLaboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systèmes Atmopshérique, Universités Paris 12 et Paris 7UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sefton-Nash, E.ESA-ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, 2200 Noordwijk, The NetherlandsUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Svedhem, H.ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The NetherlandsUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kminek, G.European Space Agency, D/HME, ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, NL-2200 AG Noordwijk, The NetherlandsUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rodionov, D.Space Research Institute, Moscow, RussiaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Baglioni, PietroESA ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, Noordwijk 2201 AZ, The NetherlandsUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
ExoMars, TeamUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:2018
Journal or Publication Title:From Habitability to Life on Mars
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:No
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:No
In ISI Web of Science:No
DOI:10.1016/B978-0-12-809935-3.00011-6
Page Range:pp. 309-347
Publisher:Elsevier
ISBN:978-0-12-809935-3
Status:Published
Keywords:Mars, ExoMars, Rover, Biomarkers, Search for life, Biosignatures
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Space
HGF - Program Themes:Space Exploration
DLR - Research area:Raumfahrt
DLR - Program:R EW - Space Exploration
DLR - Research theme (Project):R - Projekt ExoMars (old)
Location: Berlin-Adlershof
Institutes and Institutions:Institute of Planetary Research > Planetary Geology
Deposited By: Eckart, Lisa Maria
Deposited On:10 Dec 2018 11:15
Last Modified:10 Dec 2018 11:15

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