V. Motto-Ros; Canadian Space Agency, A. S. Koujelev; Canadian Space Agency, G. R. Osinski; Department Of Earth Sciences/Department Of Physics And Astronomy, University Of Western Ontario, A. E. Dudelzak; Canadian Space Agency
The Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) is an emerging technique with great potential in atomic elemental analysis in many areas, particularly, in space exploration. In this paper, an...
Cockell, C., Brack, A., Wynn-Williams, D. D., Baglioni, P., Brandstatter, F., Demets, R., ...
We launched a cryptoendolithic habitat, made of a gneissic impactite inoculated with Chroococcidiopsis sp., into Earth orbit. After orbiting the Earth for 16 days, the rock entered the Earth's...
Simple devices for concentration of microbial life: Experiments in Haughton impact structure (2006)
Parnell, J., Lindgren, P., Osinski, G. R., Cockell, C. S., Lee, P.
Simple devices that create environments with high levels of light and moisture could attract extant microbial life on a planetary surface and hence enhance the detection of it. Experience in the...
Surface mineral crusts: A priority target in search for life on Mars (2006)
Parnell, J., Bowden, S. A., Cockell, C. S., Osinski, G. R., Lee, P.
Mineral crusts are strong candidates in the search for evidence of life during planetary exploration, and should be an important target for examination in impact craters. Crusts in the Haughton...
Osinski, G. R., Lee, P., Spray, J. G., Parnell, J., Lim, D. S. S., Bunch, T. E., ...
The Haughton impact structure has been the focus of systematic, multi-disciplinary field and laboratory research activities over the past several years. Regional geological mapping has refined the...
Parnell, J., Osinski, G. R., Lee, P., Cockell, C. S.
Microbes occur within transparent gypsum crystals in the Haughton crater. The crystals transmit light for photosynthesis, but protect from dehydration and wind. Sulfates on the Martian surface should...
Parnell, J., Osinski, G. R., Lee, P., Cockell, C. S., Taylor, C. W.
Hopanoid biomarkers have been traced from bedrock to ice in the Haughton Impact Structure, suggesting that they represent a promising strategy in the search for life in ice deposits on Mars and other...