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Analog environments for a Europa lander mission |
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| Authors: | Ralph D Lorenz Damhnait Gleeson Olga Prieto-Ballesteros Felipe Gomez Kevin Hand Sergey Bulat |
| Institution: | 1. JHU Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723, USA;2. Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA;3. Centro de Astrobiologia (INTA-CSIC), Torrejon de Ardoz, 28850, Madrid, Spain;4. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA;5. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, 188300, St. Petersburg-Gatchina, Russia |
| Abstract: | This paper reviews the utility of analog environments in preparations for a Europa lander mission. Such analogs are useful in the demonstration and rehearsal of engineering functions such as sample acquisition from an icy surface, as well as in the exercise of the scientific protocols needed to identify organic, inorganic and possible biological impurities in ice. Particular attention is drawn to Antarctic and Arctic analog sites where progress in these latter areas has been significant in recent years. |
| Keywords: | Europa Ice Astrobiology Analog field studies Antarctica |
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