Year: 2017
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Until recently, the search for habitable environments on Mars has mostly been driven by the motto "follow the water", as water is thought to be one of the fundamental requirements for life.Over the last several decades, there has been abundant geomorphic and mineralogical evidence for surface and near-surface liquid water early in Mars' history, increasing the potential for past habitable environments.However, it has becoming progressively clear that there are several more requirements, in addition to liquid water, that make an environment habitable including a source of energy for biochemical processes, major and trace elements to form macromolecules (e.g., CHNOPS), as well as clement physicochemical conditions (e.g., pH, salinity, temperature).The search for habitable environments on Mars has now become more
Author: E. S. Amador
Language: English
Subfield: Space and Planetary Science
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2788966812