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Melas Chasma Coprates Chasma Chryse Science Site Criteria ISRU and Civil Engineering Criteria Astrobio Atmospheric Science Geoscience Water Resource Civil Engineering Food Production Metal/Silicon Resource AND/OR AND/OR and and systems systems be >5 km be >5 km permafrost minerals hemisphere production Low latitude relative ages distribution bedrock units metals/silicon magnetization space and time Access to water datable surfaces or or global context surface exposure and/or landforms trace gas sources hydrated minerals (Latitude/ Elevation) ice/regolithmix habitability/refugia atmosphere exchange altered basaltic sands landing sitelocation landing Potential Potential for present Potential forPotential orice Outcrops with remnant Located in the northern terrain w sparse rock w terrain latitude ice or sediment High oflikelihood active forming impact deposits Potential Potential for interpreting ice, ice/regolith mix Located within 5 km ofkm 5 Locatedwithin Igneous Rocks tied to 1+ Noachian or Noachian pre-Noachian be (plausibly) traversable Access to dark, minimally be (plausibly) traversable Utilitarian Utilitarian terrain features Located no more than 3 Located3 more no than Located3 more no than Meteorological Meteorological diversity in High oflikelihood surface- Quantityfor substantial Potential forPotential hydrated Near-surface ice, glacial or trapped atmospheric gases Accessibleby automated Accessibleby automated provinces or different times meters below the surfacemeters the below surfacemeters the below Potential to be minable by toPotentialminable be by toPotentialminable be processing equipment siteprocessing equipment siteprocessing equipment highly automated systems highly forPotential metal/silicon automated systems highly Noachian/Hesperian rocks w/ Evidence of abundant smaller rocks and bulk, loose regolith Diversity of sedimentsaeolian 1–10 km length scale: <10° scale: length km 1–10 No local terrainNo feature(s) that Evidence of aqueous processes Potential Potential for past habitability Amazonian subsurface or high- Primary, secondary, and basin- fromkm 3 Located than less fromkm 3 Located than less Potential Potential for organic matter, w/ shadow light collection facilities Potential Potential for multiple sources of Route to resource location must Potential for multiple sources of Route to resource location must Range of martian geologic time; Structural features with regional ~50 km2 region of region flat,stable km2 ~50 Distance to resource location can Distance to resource location can EZ Name Abstract # Melas Chasma 1007 7 0 1 0 0 7 8 0 8 0 8 0 ? 8 0 8 0 8 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 1 8 0 -12 -4870 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Coprates Chasma 1036 6 1 5 2 7 0 7 0 2 0 5 0 5 0 ? 8 0 8 0 8 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 5 2 3 0 6 0 8 0 -12 -4800 5 3 8 0 7 1 5 3 1 0 8 0 5 3 7 1 8 0 7 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 8 0 6 0 6 0 8 0 7 1 4 3 2 6 8 0 6 2 1 0 8 0 5 3 8 0 8 0 6 2 Chryse - Viking 1019 0 6 0 6 6 0 6 0 6 0 7 0 6 0 6 1 6 0 6 0 0 7 0 1 0 6 6 0 5 0 6 0 22 -2000 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 Eastern Valles Marineris 1054 8 0 ? ? 8 0 8 0 8 0 ? 8 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 5 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 2 0 -4 -3967 ? 8 0 ? ? 1 0 ? 8 0 ? 8 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 1 0 7 0 6 0 8 0 8 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 8 0 8 0 Equatorial Vallis Marineris1023 7 0 0 3 ? 10 0 3 0 ? 4 0 7 2 4 0 4 0 9 0 9 0 5 0 6 0 10 0 -19 1217 7 2 0 8 0 1 0 6 0 7 1 7 0 8 0 6 0 5 4 1 0 0 3 5 0 10 0 6 0 7 1 1 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 Gale Crater 1020 5 1 0 1 1 11 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 21 0 13 0 20 0 11 0 11 0 0 11 1 0 13 0 1 0 -5 -4489 4 0 4 0 4 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 Gale Crater 1022 7 2 3 4 4 3 1 5 1 8 1 3 1 2 1 4 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 4 3 2 3 4 3 6 -5 -4500 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 0 0 7 0 6 2 5 5 2 2 5 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 5 1 7 9 0 2 4 2 3 2 7 3 6 2 4 2 0 0 7 0 2 2 7 7 2 2 7 Gale Crater 1040 4 0 1 3 4 0 2 2 1 3 1 3 4 0 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 1 3 2 2 -5 -4490 4 0 4 0 4 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 3 1 2 0 4 0 3 0 4 0 2 1 4 0 0 4 1 0 4 0 3 1 3 0 3 1 Sinus Meridiani 1042 7 0 ? 7 0 ? 4 0 7 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 6 0 -2 -1521 0 2 2 0 2 0 7 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 7 0 7 0 0 5 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 Endeavour Crater 1057 17 3 8 0 15 0 15 4 0 19 4 3 0 3 4 0 18 0 18 0 19 0 0 6 3 0 12 0 9 0 7 0 10 0 7 0 -3 -1574 14 0 10 0 10 4 14 0 ? 11 0 3 7 5 1 10 0 7 7 7 4 7 4 2 0 6 4 6 6 19 0 10 9 13 0 7 0 15 0 10 0 ? 10 0 3 7 15 0 15 0 9 10 Meridiani Planum 1030 3 1 0 2 2 0 4 0 3 0 4 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 3 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 2 2 -3 -1535 6 0 2 3 0 4 1 3 2 3 3 1 1 4 6 0 7 0 8 0 2 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 6 2 3 5 8 0 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 2 3 4 6 0 5 3 Gusev Crater 1008 5 3 1 3 8 0 11 0 11 0 7 4 0 3 11 0 4 4 4 7 7 3 1 3 0 1 6 2 10 1 11 0 -15 -1500 1 3 4 3 5 1 5 0 2 0 6 0 11 0 3 1 8 0 11 0 4 2 4 0 3 0 5 0 8 0 11 0 5 0 1 3 3 3 ? ? ? ? 11 0 ? 8 0 11 0 Apollinaris Sulci 1043 2 2 0 4 ? 3 0 2 0 ? ? 4 0 2 2 6 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 -13 -2142 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 ? 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 ? 1 0 1 0 ? 1 0 1 0 1 0 Hebrus Valles 1012 5 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 0 6 ? 0 1 ? 6 0 6 0 6 0 0 4 2 0 ? 20 -3602 5 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 0 8 0 8 8 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 0 8 0 8 0 8 Hypanis 1051 8 1 9 1 2 1 6 2 14 0 ? 14 0 10 3 13 1 0 14 4 0 14 0 6 4 7 0 12 -2733 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 0 3 3 Jezero Crater 1034 3 1 4 0 4 0 ? 0 4 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 18 -2082 Nili Fossae 1010 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 1 7 0 5 2 3 3 6 0 7 0 6 0 7 0 3 0 4 2 7 0 3 0 4 0 7 0 6 0 22 -1875 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 0 4 0 4 0 6 0 6 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 7 0 3 0 6 0 7 0 3 2 4 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 3 1 3 1 3 1 Aram Chaos 1048 8 0 ? 8 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 ? 8 0 8 0 8 0 ? 1 0 1 0 0 8 8 0 2 -3400 4 4 3 0 3 5 2 0 5 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 ? 5 3 8 0 5 3 5 3 2 0 5 0 4 1 2 0 1 0 6 0 Cerberus 1017 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 10 -2738 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 9 0 4 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Southern Nectaris Fossae 1005 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 ? 1 0 1 0 ? 1 1 3 0 4 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 -29 1954 1 0 3 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Hadriacus Palus 1052 2 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 4 0 5 0 1 2 3 2 5 0 4 0 1 2 -27 -2649 0 3 3 0 4 0 4 0 8 0 5 0 8 0 4 0 8 0 8 0 Mawrth Vallis 1009 6 2 4 3 5 0 6 0 6 1 2 4 7 0 7 0 1 4 5 0 0 3 9 0 3 0 8 0 24 -2368 5 0 5 0 5 0 2 0 5 0 5 0 3 0 1 3 1 3 2 0 10 0 0 5 10 0 10 0 8 0 5 0 5 0 2 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 3 0 McLaughlin Crater 1025 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 ? 3 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 22 -5084 1 0 1 0 1 0 ? 1 0 ? 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Columbus Crater 1041 6 0 ? 5 1 6 0 4 0 3 0 0 6 ? 5 0 6 0 6 0 3 0 ? 0 2 0 2 3 0 1 0 3 1 -29 906 1 0 ? ? 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 ? 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Huygens Crater 1032 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 -14 1800 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 2 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 Noctis Landing 1050 6 0 6 0 6 0 3 3 6 1 6 1 6 1 5 1 6 0 6 0 6 0 4 3 0 6 3 3 3 3 2 4 5 1 1 6 -7 -300 0 6 7 0 0 6 6 0 0 6 7 0 7 0 0 7 0 7 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 0 7 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 7 0 7 0 7 0 Deuteronilus Mensae 1033 6 0 0 6 0 6 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 0 6 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 5 0 6 0 1 0 6 0 39 -3750 6 0 0 6 6 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 ? 4 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 Eastern Hellas 1038 8 0 8 0 ? 0 8 0 8 8 0 8 0 ? 8 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 0 8 8 0 8 0 0 8 -40 -469 8 0 6 0 2 0 8 0 8 0 3 0 8 0 2 0 1 0 8 0 Deuteronilus Mensae 1044 2 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 41 -2311 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 ? 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Ismenius Cavus 1027 4 0 3 1 3 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 2 1 2 0 1 2 3 0 34 -3551 2 0 2 1 4 1 2 0 2 3 2 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 8 0 1 1 5 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Mesopotamia 1035 3 0 3 0 ? 5 0 5 0 5 0 3 2 ? 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 3 2 2 1 2 3 5 0 2 1 ? -35 -2590 5 0 2 1 5 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 5 0 5 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 2 1 Hale Crater 1028 7 0 0 2 5 0 0 3 10 0 2 0 2 1 ? 3 2 7 0 5 0 2 1 4 0 0 10 10 0 7 0 2 0 -36 -1700 2 1 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 4 6 0 2 4 0 1 0 10 0 7 0 7 0 1 0 10 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 10 0 10 1 0 0 10 0 10 0 8 2 0 10 0 Noachis Terra 1021 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 11 8 1 0 4 4 0 ? 5 6 6 0 8 0 10 0 2 2 5 5 2 0 1 5 1 3 -37 1210 3 1 0 5 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 4 5 4 4 5 9 1 7 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 6 5 0 1 10 2 4 5 5 5 5 0 5 0 1 0 5 0 4 1 5 0 5 0 4 1 Newton Crater 1015 3 4 2 5 0 7 0 7 7 0 2 5 2 5 2 1 7 0 6 1 7 0 ? 2 5 0 7 ? 3 0 2 0 3 2 -41 -1099 2 5 2 5 2 5 3 4 1 0 0 7 3 0 0 7 1 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 1 0 ? 5 0 5 0 2 5 ? 0 7 3 0 1 0 ? 3 0 0 7 0 1 7 0 Erberus Montes 1011 0 2 0 6 ? 0 2 ? 6 0 6 0 ? 2 0 2 0 2 0 ? 6 0 2 0 ? 4 0 1 0 ? 39 -3977 6 0 ? 6 0 6 0 2 0 6 0 2 0 3 3 2 0 6 0 ? ? 6 0 ? 2 0 ? 2 0 0 2 ? Acheron Fossae 1011 ? 0 7 ? 0 3 ? 7 0 7 0 5 0 5 0 ? 7 0 0 3 ? 5 0 3 0 ? 40 -3130 7 0 ? 7 0 7 0 2 0 7 0 2 0 5 2 2 0 7 0 ? ? 7 0 ? 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 ? Phlegra Dorsa 1002 ? ? ? 1 3 6 0 4 1 6 0 ? 3 4 6 1 4 3 1 0 6 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 4 2 7 0 39 -3968 7 0 7 0 5 2 5 0 5 0 7 0 7 0 6 0 7 0 7 0 5 0 6 0 4 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 5 0 7 0 7 0 5 0 2 0 5 0 Protonilus Mensae 1053 3 0 3 0 ? 6 0 4 0 4 0 5 0 ? 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 5 0 5 0 4 2 5 0 4 0 ? 42 -366 4 0 3 0 4 0 4 0 1 3 1 3 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 4 1 2 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 Ausonia Cavus 1045 6 0 2 4 0 6 4 0 0 6 0 6 6 0 0 6 5 1 4 2 6 0 5 1 1 5 1 5 6 0 6 0 1 5 6 0 -32 -2717 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 Kasei Valles 1045 4 0 3 1 0 4 2 2 2 2 ? 0 4 ? 2 2 3 1 4 0 4 0 0 4 2 1 4 0 3 0 0 4 0 4 25 -1357 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 5 1 2 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 1 3 1 2 2 6 1 6 1 6 0 4 1.
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