On the Habitability of Desert Varnish: A Combined Study by Micro-Raman Spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction, and Methylated Pyrolysis–Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry

Volume: 17, Issue: 11, Pages: 1123 - 1137
Published: Nov 1, 2017
Abstract
In 2020, the ESA ExoMars and NASA Mars 2020 missions will be launched to Mars to search for evidence of past and present life. In preparation for these missions, terrestrial analog samples of rock formations on Mars are studied in detail in order to optimize the scientific information that the analytical instrumentation will return. Desert varnishes are thin mineral coatings found on rocks in arid and semi-arid environments on Earth that are...
Paper Details
Title
On the Habitability of Desert Varnish: A Combined Study by Micro-Raman Spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction, and Methylated Pyrolysis–Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry
Published Date
Nov 1, 2017
Volume
17
Issue
11
Pages
1123 - 1137
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