Robotic Investigation of Subsurface Life in the Atacama Desert, Characteristics and Distribution of Life from the Coast to the Altiplano

Gallardo-Carreño, I; Blanco Y.; Wettergreen, D; Minick, S; Chong, G; Cabrol, N.; Yaggi, B; Zacny, K; Parro, V

Abstract

he Life in the Atacama (LITA) project explored and measured the gradients ofsubsur-face life and habitats in the Atacama Desert (Chile) in a field campaign involving the first operation of a 1-meter drill by an autonomous survey rover. Atacama Desert has long been considered a good Mars analogue for testing instrumentation for planetary exploration.

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Editorial: Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) and NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Fecha de publicación: 2016
Año de Inicio/Término: March, 2016
Página de inicio: 1912
Página final: 1912
Idioma: English