Mars Express mission and astrobiology

被引：8

作者：

Chicarro, A ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] European Space Agcy, ESTEC, Code SCI SO, NL-2200 AG Noordwijk, Netherlands

来源：

SOLAR SYSTEM RESEARCH | 2002年 / 36卷 / 06期

关键词：

Data Exchange; Scientific Data; International Cooperation; Short Description; Landing Site;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1022153103030

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

A short description of the ESA Mars Express mission planned for 2003 is given. The main goal of the mission is to look for traces of life with direct (in situ) or indirect (from orbit) measurements. The Isidis Planitia area was preliminary selected to be the landing site of Beagle-2, a small lander module for geologic, meteorologic, and exobiologic studies. In particular, one instrument on Beagle-2 will measure the carbon ratio C-12/C-11, which should indicate the existence of extinct life. Over a period of one Martian year, the Mars Express orbiter will perform global high-resolution (10 m) imaging and global IR mineralogical mapping. Close international cooperation, including scientific data exchange and analysis, is foreseen.

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页码：487 / 491

页数：5