Report of the COSPAR mars special regions colloquium

Kminek, G. and Rummel, J.D. and Cockell, C.S. and Atlas, R. and Barlow, N. and Beaty, D. and Boynton, W. and Carr, M. and Clifford, S. and Conley, C.A. and Davila, A.F. and Debus, A. and Doran, P. and Hecht, M. and Heldmann, J. and Helbert, J. and Hipkin, V. and Horneck, Gerda and Kieft, T.L. and Klingelhöfer, G. and Meyer, Matthias and Newsom, H. and Ori, G.G. and Parnell, J. and Prieur, D. and Raulin, F. and Schulze-Makuch, D. and Spry, J.A. and Stabekis, P.E. and Stackebrandt, E. and Vago, J. and Viso, M. and Voytek, M. and Wells, L. and Westall, F. (2010) Report of the COSPAR mars special regions colloquium. Advances in Space Research, 46 (6), pp. 811-829. Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.asr.2010.04.039.

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Abstract

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 °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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Title:

Report of the COSPAR mars special regions colloquium

Authors:

Authors	Institution or Email of Authors	Author's ORCID iD
Kminek, G.	European Space Agency, D/HME, ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, NL-2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands	UNSPECIFIED
Rummel, J.D.	East Carolina University, East Fifth Street, Greenville, NC 27858-4353, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Cockell, C.S.	Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK	UNSPECIFIED
Atlas, R.	University of Louisville, Louiseville, KY 40292, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Barlow, N.	Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6010, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Beaty, D.	NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, CA 91109-8001, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Boynton, W.	Lunar and Planetary Lab, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Carr, M.	United States Geological Survey Pacific Science Center, 400 Natural, Bridges Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Clifford, S.	Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Conley, C.A.	NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Davila, A.F.	NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Debus, A.	CNES, Toulouse	UNSPECIFIED
Doran, P.	University of Illinois in Chicago, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Hecht, M.	NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, CA 91109-8001, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Heldmann, J.	NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Helbert, J.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Hipkin, V.	Canadian Space Agency, 6767 Route de l’Aéroport, Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Canada J3Y 8Y9	UNSPECIFIED
Horneck, Gerda	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Kieft, T.L.	New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Pl., Socorro, NM 87801, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Klingelhöfer, G.	Universität Mainz	UNSPECIFIED
Meyer, Matthias	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Newsom, H.	University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Ori, G.G.	International Research School of Planetary Science, Università d'Annunzio, Pescara, Italy	UNSPECIFIED
Parnell, J.	Dept. of Geology and Petroleum Geology, Aberdeen, UK	UNSPECIFIED
Prieur, D.	University of Brest, Brest, France	UNSPECIFIED
Raulin, F.	CNRS and Universités Paris, 61	UNSPECIFIED
Schulze-Makuch, D.	Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6376, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Spry, J.A.	NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, CA 91109-8001, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Stabekis, P.E.	NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Stackebrandt, E.	DSMZ, Inhoffenstrasse 7B, 38124	UNSPECIFIED
Vago, J.	ESA-ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, 2200 Noordwijk, The Netherlands	UNSPECIFIED
Viso, M.	CNES, Agence Francaise de l’Espace, 18, Avenue Edouard Belin 31 401 Toulouse Cedex 9, France	UNSPECIFIED
Voytek, M.	NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Wells, L.	University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19014, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Westall, F.	Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, Orléans, France	UNSPECIFIED

Date:

September 2010

Journal or Publication Title:

Advances in Space Research

Refereed publication:

Yes

Open Access:

Gold Open Access:

In SCOPUS:

Yes

In ISI Web of Science:

Yes

Volume:

DOI:

10.1016/j.asr.2010.04.039

Page Range:

pp. 811-829

Publisher:

Elsevier

Status:

Published

Keywords:

COSPAR mars special regions colloquium

HGF - Research field:

Aeronautics, Space and Transport (old)

HGF - Program:

Space (old)

HGF - Program Themes:

W EW - Erforschung des Weltraums

DLR - Research area:

Space

DLR - Program:

W EW - Erforschung des Weltraums

DLR - Research theme (Project):

W - Projekt ExoMars (old)

Location:

Köln-Porz , Berlin-Adlershof

Institutes and Institutions:

Institute of Planetary Research > Terahertz and Infrared Sensors
Institute of Aerospace Medicine > Radiation Biology

Deposited By:

Stiebeler, Ulrike

Deposited On:

02 Nov 2010 11:32

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06 Sep 2019 15:27

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