47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016) sess343.pdf
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 [T343] POSTER SESSION I: ENVIRONMENTAL ANALOGS: MARS-LIKE TERRAINS ON EARTH 6:00 p.m. Town Center Exhibit Area
Foroutan M. Zimbelman J. R. Marshall S. J. POSTER LOCATION #631 A Terrestrial Analog for Transverse Aeolian Ridges on Mars in the Lut Desert of Iran [#2884] A new unique terrestrial analog site for TARs is described in study, with potential relevance toward a better understanding of TARs on Mars.
Zaki A. S. Jr. POSTER LOCATION #632 Morphology and Sedimentology of Landforms Associated with Playas in Western Desert of Egypt: Possible Analogs for Mars [#2773] This work sheds light on morphology and sedimentology of landforms associated with playas in Western Desert of Egypt and its analogs on Mars.
Zaki A. S. Jr. POSTER LOCATION #633 Inverted Channels on Earth Analogs for Inverted Topography on Mars [#2466] The abstract illustrates some examples for inverted channels in Sahara and Arabia as possible analogs for Mars.
Thorpe M. T. Hurowitz J. A. Dehouch E. POSTER LOCATION #634 Source-to-Sink Mineralogy of Basaltic Sediment Generated in an Icelandic Watershed [#2172] Cold fluvial conditions lead to sediments near source preserving mafic mineralogy and sediments transported greater distances forming secondary amorphous phases.
Cavanagh P. D. Pratt L. M. POSTER LOCATION #635 Jarosite Detection in Evaporitic Shoreline Crust from a Small Lake on the Margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet [#2651] Jarosite detection confirms an active weathering process (including oxidation of pyrrhotite) providing local sources of sulfur for permafrost-isolated lakes.
Bentz J. L. Peterson R. C. POSTER LOCATION #636 Clays and Clay-Like Material in the Mudflats of Bolivian Salars: Applications to Mars [#1724] Mudflats from salars on the Bolivian Altiplano were sampled as an environmental analogue to Mars to study in-situ processes of clay mineral formation.
Jackson R. S. Newsom H. E. Fawcett P. J. POSTER LOCATION #637 Investigation of Aqueous Processes in Valle Grande Lake, Valles Caldera as a Martian Analog [#1776] How can lake mud, silt / Convey of changing climate? / Will this work on Mars?
Williams J. R. Potter-McIntyre S. L. Phillips-Lander C. M. O’Connell L. POSTER LOCATION #638 Characterizing Spring Deposits in Ten Mile Graben, Utah, USA; Possible Terrestrial Analogs for Ancient Aqueous Environments on Mars [#3068] This study documents the sedimentary structures common in spring deposits in an effort to understand how structures are preserved over geologic timescales.
Xiao L. Wang J. Dang Y. N. Cheng Z. Y. Huang T. et al. POSTER LOCATION #639 Qaidam Basin, NE Tibetan Plateau: A New Unique Mars Analogue Site for Its Wet Past and Dry Environment Today [#1330] Qaidam Basin is the highest desert and rich in aeolian and fluvial landforms, salt lakes and playas, evaporites, dry and cold environment similar to Mars.
El-Maarry M. R. Watters W. A. Yoldi Z. Pommerol A. Fischer D. et al. POSTER LOCATION #640 Dried Lakes in Western United States as Analogue to Desiccation Fractures on Mars [#2078] We carry out fieldwork in several dried lakes with desiccation features in the U.S. as an analog for sites on Mars displaying potential desiccation cracks.
47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016) sess343.pdf
Martin P. E. Ehlmann B. L. Blaney D. L. Bhartia R. Allwood A. C. et al. POSTER LOCATION #641 Outcrop-Scale Studies of a Lacustrine-Volcanic Mars Analog with a Mars 2020-Like Instrument Suite [#2569] Mars 2020 rover-like outcrop analyses were conducted to assess instrument synergies and to create protocols for in situ exploration during the Mars 2020 mission.
Farris H. N. Davila A. POSTER LOCATION #642 Deliquescence-Driven Brine Formation in the Atacama Desert, Chile: Implications for Liquid Water at the Martian Surface [#2518] Hygroscopic salts adsorb water in large enough quantities to sustain microbial life, even in the driest place on Earth. Could the same be happening on Mars?
Gallardo-Carreño I. Blanco Y. Wettergreen D. Minick S. Chong G. et al. POSTER LOCATION #643 Robotic Investigation of Subsurface Life in the Atacama Desert, Characteristics and Distribution of Life from the Coast to the Altiplano [#1912] Life in the Atacama (LITA) project explored and measured the gradients of subsurface life in the Atacama Desert in a field campaign involving a 1-meter drill..
Petersen E. I. Holt J. W. Stuurman C. M. Levy J. S. Nerozzi S. et al. POSTER LOCATION #644 Sourdough Rock Glacier, Alaska: An Analog to Martian Debris-Covered Glaciers [#2535] The wrinkled glaciers on Mars / Are moving no longer / But their young Alaskan cousin / Races down the slope / And makes a big show of it.
Pharr J. D. Holt J. W. Levy J. S. Nerozzi S. Peterson E. I. et al. POSTER LOCATION #645 Internal Structure and Composition of the Upper Galena Creek Rock Glacier, Wyoming, Inferred from Electromagnetic Methods [#2809] Internal structure / Galena Creek rock glacier / Martian analog?
Groemer G. Losiak A. Soucek A. Plank C. Zanardini L. et al. POSTER LOCATION #646 Terrestrial Operational Analog of the Mars Mission: Lessons Learned from the Glacier Simulation AMADEE-15 by Austrian Space Forum [#1940] Between August 2 and 14, 2015, 11 experiments were conducted by a field crew on Kaunertal Glacier (Austria) coordinated by a Mission Support Center in Innsbruck.
Dickson J. L. Head J. W. Levy J. S. POSTER LOCATION #647 Austral Winter Imaging of Don Juan Pond, Antarctica: Polar Desert Brine Flow at –40°C on Earth and Implications for Mars [#1545] Imaging of Don Juan Pond reveals brine flow when surface temperatures are below -40°C. This provides a mechanism for fluvial activity throughout Mars’ history.