Critical Knowledge Gaps in the Martian Geological Record: A Rationale for Regional-Scale in Situ Exploration by Rotorcraft Mid-Air Deployment

Authors

• William Rapin Sorbonne Université
• A. Fraeman California Institute of Technology
• B. L. Ehlmann California Institute of Technology
• A. Mittelholz University of British Columbia
• B. Langlais, Université d'Angers
• R. Lillis, University of California, Berkeley
• V. Sautter, Sorbonne Université
• D. Baratoux, Université de Toulouse
• V. Payré, Rice University
• Arya Udry, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
• B. Horgan, Purdue University
• J. Flahaut, CNRS/CRPG
• G. Dromart, Université Lyon
• C. Quantin-Nataf, Université Lyon
• N. Mangold, Université d'Angers
• S. Maurice, Université de Toulouse
• J. T. Keane, California Institute of Technology
• J. Bapst, California Institute of Technology

Document Type

White Paper

Publication Date

3-21-2020

Publication Title

Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society

Volume

53

Issue

4

First page number:

1

Last page number:

7

Abstract

Mars oldest terrains hold the answers to key science questions, yet remain largely unexplored. In situ exploration by mid-air deployed rotorcrafts can uniquely answer these questions in the near future due to their unique ability to access the ancient southern highlands and perform in situ analyses at regional-scale, at breakthrough costs.

Keywords

Martian geological record; In situ exploration; Rotorcraft; In situ analyses

Disciplines

Earth Sciences | Geology | Physical Sciences and Mathematics

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File Size

1013 KB

Language

English

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Repository Citation

Rapin, W., Fraeman, A., Ehlmann, B. L., Mittelholz, A., Langlais, B., Lillis, R., Sautter, V., Baratoux, D., Payré, V., Udry, A., Horgan, B., Flahaut, J., Dromart, G., Quantin-Nataf, C., Mangold, N., Maurice, S., Keane, J. T., Bapst, J. (2020). Critical Knowledge Gaps in the Martian Geological Record: A Rationale for Regional-Scale in Situ Exploration by Rotorcraft Mid-Air Deployment. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 53(4), 1-7.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/25c2cfeb.4986bd82