Exploration of hydrothermal targets on Mars
Exploration of hydrothermal targets on Mars
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10.1016/j.icarus.2007.02.007
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2007-08
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3.2
通讯作者：
D. Schulze‐Makuch;J. Dohm;C. Fan;A. Fairén;J. A. P. Rodríguez;V. Baker;W. Fink
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作者：
D. Schulze‐Makuch;J. Dohm;C. Fan;A. Fairén;J. A. P. Rodríguez;V. Baker;W. Fink
根据地质、地貌、地形、地球物理、光谱和元素等方面的证据，我们得出结论，火星上确实存在热液环境，而且很可能仍然存在。在这里，我们提出了候选目标的内生和外源驱动的热液环境在火星上的基础上的一组选择标准，并提出了战略，用于检测这样的目标。这包括利用火星轨道器和火星车上的仪器提供的现有和尚未发布的远程信息对潜在目标进行重新评估。我们还提供了可能的火星热液环境的陆地类似物，以突出这些目标对潜在火星生命的影响。对火星上热液活动的数据进行汇编和综合是及时的，也是为进一步调查确定候选目标的第一步，这可能会在这个名单上增加更多的目标。未来的现场勘探将集中在最有前途的热液目标，并利用一种新的综合多层，多代理侦察使命架构进行调查。
Based on various lines of geologic, geomorphic, topographic, geophysical, spectral, and elemental evidence, we conclude that hydrothermal environments have certainly existed on Mars and are likely to still exist. Here, we present candidate targets of endogenic- and exogenic-driven hydrothermal environments on Mars based on a set of selection criteria and suggest strategies for the detection of such targets. This includes a re-evaluation of potential targets using both existing and yet-to-be-released remote information provided by the instruments onboard the Mars orbiters and rovers. We also provide terrestrial analogs for possible martian hydrothermal environments to highlight the implications of these targets for potential martian life. This compilation and synthesis of data from martian localities indicating hydrothermal activity is timely and a first step towards prioritizing candidate targets for further investigation, which will likely add more targets to this list. Future in situ exploration will have to focus on the most promising of the hydrothermal targets and investigate them utilizing a novel integrated multi-tier, multi-agent reconnaissance mission architecture.