Tracking water on planetary surfaces using data from the Curiosity rover, the laboratory, meteorites and Australian field sites

使用好奇号漫游车、实验室、陨石和澳大利亚野外站点的数据跟踪行星表面的水

• 批准号: FT130101524
• 负责人: Prof Penelope King
• 金额: $ 52.7万
• 依托单位: The Australian National University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: ARC Future Fellowships
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2014-05-01 至 2018-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/FT130101524
• 关键词: Tracking; water; planetary; surfaces; using

A fundamental question in science is why does Earth have so much liquid water, but other planets do not? This project will answer this question using the Curiosity rover on Mars, studying alteration minerals that record the action of water. The project will develop new methods to improve our understanding of alteration minerals in martian meteorites, under controlled environmental conditions and in field samples that are relevant for Mars. It aims to build expertise in the environmental aspects of planetary surfaces and in novel instrumentation. This research will improve methods to examine returned extraterrestrial samples, to evaluate land degradation and to search for energy and ore deposits.

科学界的一个基本问题是，为什么地球上有这么多液态水，而其他行星上没有？ 该项目将使用火星上的Currency漫游者来回答这个问题，研究记录水作用的蚀变矿物。该项目将开发新的方法，以提高我们对火星陨石中蚀变矿物的理解，在受控的环境条件下，并在与火星有关的实地样品中。 其目的是建立行星表面环境方面和新型仪器方面的专门知识。 这项研究将改进检查返回的外星样本、评估土地退化和寻找能源和矿藏的方法。