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14 -- Earth Analog Studies for Astrobiology: ASTEP and beyond
THREE ORAL SESSIONS
WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2008: AFTERNOON
Earth Analog Studies for Astobiology: ASTEP and Beyond, Part 1
THURSDAY, April 17, 2008: MORNING
Earth Analog Studies for Astobiology: ASTEP and Beyond, Part 2
THURSDAY, April 17, 2008: AFTERNOON
Earth Analog Studies for Astobiology: ASTEP and Beyond, Part 3
John Rummel
NASA Headquarters
Washington, DC, USA
Tori Hoehler
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA, USA
Jennifer Eigenbrode
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD, USA
Description
Preparation for future astrobiological exploration of the solar system involves many different activities, which can come together in robotic and human expeditions of discovery. Currently, NASA Astrobiology is funding ASTEP activities to focus on robotic and human explorations to sites on Earth that can test systems designed for the scientific study of other worlds, while gaining insights into the Earth-system and the performance of novel systems. This session will provide a forum for presentations highlighting both current ASTEP activities, and other field-oriented activities that use studies of the Earth to develop and prepare for future spaceflight missions.
ORAL SESSIONS
Wednesday, April 16, 2008: Afternoon
Earth Analog Studies for Astobiology: ASTEP and Beyond, Part 1
3:15 14-27-O. Astrobiology Science and Technology for Exploring Planets: Preparations for
Future Exploration J. Rummel
3:35 14-05-O. Innovative Approaches to Communicating about Science on Astrobiology Field Expeditions
[invited] L. Billings
3:55 14-10-O. Environmentally Non-Disturbing Under-ice Robotic ANtarctiC Explorer (ENDURANCE)
P. Doran, W. Stone, C. McKay, J. Priscu, B. Chen, A. Johnson
4:10 14-32-O. The Arctic Mars Analogue Svalbard Expedition Update A. Steele, H. Amundsen, M. Fogel,
P. Conrad, L. Benning, The AMASE teams of 2006 and 2007
4:25 BREAK
4:40 14-17-O. The Atacama Desert as a Mars Analog B. Gomez Silva, L. Fletcher, C. Conley, C. McKay
4:55 14-09-O. The High-Lakes Project (HLP): Dynamics of Declining Lakes, Habitat Sustainability,
and Life in Early Mars Analog Environment N.Cabrol, E.A. Grin, E. Minkley, Y. Yu, L. Bebout,
E. Fleming, J. Gibson, C. Demergasso, G. Chong, D. Lim, A. N. Hock
5:10 14-02-O. The Perennial Springs of Axel Heiberg Island as Analogs for Groundwater Discharge
on Mars D.T. Andersen, W.H. Pollard, C.P. McKay
Thursday, April 17, 2008: Morning
Earth Analog Studies for Astobiology: ASTEP and Beyond, Part 2
9:45 14-33-O. DEPTHX: A Fully Autonomous Free-flying 4-degree-of-freedom Platform
for Planetary Sub-surface Aqueous Science and Exploration W. Stone
10:00 14-14-O. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles: Robotic Analogues for Space
Exploration A. Forrest, B. Laval, D. Lim, E. Magnusson, R. Yeo, C. McKay, D. Andersen,
D. Reid, M. Doble, G. Slater, A. Brady
10:15 14-29-O. An Environmental Sample Processor for Deep-Sea Seep and
Hydrothermal Vent Applications C. Scholin, S. Jensen, B. Roman, D. Pargett,
C. Preston, K. Wheeler, S. Feldman, J. Feldman, V. Orphan, J. Dzenitis
10:30 14-34-O. TRESSA: A Robotic System for Planetary Astrobiology
A. Strope, T. Huntsberger, P. Younse, M. Garrett, A. Steele, P. Conrad, R. Bhartia
10:45 BREAK
11:00 14-12-O. Svalbard: Training Astronauts in Geology and Surface Exploration
Activities in a Mars-relevant Environment D. Eppler, J. Maule, A. Steele, O. Botta,
G. Huntress
11:15 14-04-O. Laser Desorption Infrared Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry (IR ITMS) of
Organics in Ice L. Becker, R. Cotter, T. Nguyen
11:30 14-24-O. Active Remote Sensing Using Raman and UV Fluorescence for
Astrobiology R. Newhouse, J.A.Zhang, C. McKay and B. Chen
11:45 14-26-O. Nanostructured Sensor Instruments for Astrobiology Exploration
T. Rahman, S. K. Islam, Y. F. Guan, J. Park, P. D. Rack, A. Bradley
Thursday, April 17, 2008: Afternoon
Earth Analog Studies for Astobiology: ASTEP and Beyond, Part 3
3:15 14-30-O. Acidic Solutions and Sulfate-rich Mineralogy in Rio Tinto (Spain): Spectral
Characterization of the Terrestrial Analog for Astrobiological Investigations on Mars
P. Sobron, A. Sanz, T. Acosta, F. Rull
3:30 14-13-O. Oxidizing and Strong Acidic Environments as a Preservation Window for Early Mars
D. Fernandez-Remolar, A.H. Knoll
3:45 14-07-O. Preservation of Organics in the Rio Tinto System: Unraveling Geochemical Patchiness
in a Subsurface Mars Analog R. Bonaccorsi, C. Stoker, The MARTE Science Team
4:00 14-01-O. Mars Analogue Carbonate Deposits in a Subglacial Volcanic Complex on Svalbard (Norway)
H.E.F. Amundsen, D.F. Blake, A. Steele, L. Benning, D.L. Bish, M. Fogel, M. Fries, B. Mysen, A. Treiman
4:15 Break
4:30 14-16-O. Biogeochemical Characterization of a Sulfur-rich Arctic Ecosystem
D. Gleeson, R. Pappalardo, S. Grasby, A. Templeton, J. Spear
4:45 14-18-O. Atacama Desert Mudflow as an Analog for Recent Gully Activity on Mars
J. Heldmann, C. Conley, A.J. Brown, L. Fletcher, C.P. McKay
5:00 14-25-O. Gossan Mineral Relationships at High Lake, Nunavut, Canada: Local Geochemical
Inference and Implications as a Martian Analog Site T. Onstott, R. Morris, L. West, D. McGown
5:15 14-31-O. The Deep Phreatic Thermal Explorer (DEPTHX) and the Microbial Ecology
of Mexican Cenotés J.R. Spear, J.W. Sahl
POSTERS
14-03-P. Possible Cave-limited Cyanobacteria from the Atacama Desert, Chile
A. Azua, C. Gonzales, J.J. Wynne
14-06-P. Iron Bacteria in the Hypersaline Lake Tyrrell, Australia
M. Bloethe, G. Tangalos, C. Kirby, E. Roden
14-08-P. Practical and Scientific Refinement of Protocols for Organic Analyses on Mars:
Results from the SAM Team on the 2007 Arctic Mars Analog Svalbard Expedition
O. Botta, P. Mahaffy, K. Fristad, J. Eigenbrode, P. Conrad, A. Steele
14-11-P. From Scientific Research to Published EPO Product. Exploring Deep-Subsurface
Life: Earth Analogues for Possible Life on Mars, Workbook and DVD
R. Droppo, P. Suchecki, D. Soper, A. Evans, L.M. Pratt
14-15-P. Deployment of a Deep Borehole Observatory at High lake Porject Site, Nunavut,
Canada B. Freifeld, T.C. Onstott, L.M. Pratt, R. Stotler, S. Pfiffner, E. Chan, A. Johnson,
B. Holden, S. DiFurio, T. Ruskeeniemi, S. Frape
14-19-P. Mud Volcanoes and a Hydrocarbon Lake in Trinidad as Analog Study Sites for
Titan R. Hosein, D. Schulze-Makuch, D. Ali, D.M. Beckles, J.D. Cornwall, E. Guinan,
S. Haque, S. Hallam, T. Kieft, H. Lehto, K. Lehto, R. Ramsewak, A. Ramsubhag, J. Yang
14-20-P. Thermal Stability of Jarosites Synthesized in the Presence of Glycine,
Methylamine, and Alanine: Relative Thermodynamic Substitution Relationships
between End Members of the Jarosite Subgroup J.M. Kotler, C. Richardson,
N.W. Hinman, J.R.Scott
14-21-P. DeepWorker Submersibles at Pavilion Lake: A Stepping-stone to the Human
Exploration of the Moon, Mars and Beyond D.S.S. Lim, B. Laval, D. Andersen, D. Reid,
G. Slater, P. Nuytten, D. Williams, M. Gernhardt, A. Forrest, A. Brady, C.P. McKay
14-22-P. Microbiology of Laguna Colorada: A High Altitude, Hypersaline Extreme
Environment in the Bolivian Altiplano R. Mancinelli, D. Rogoff, L. Rothschild,
R. Landheim
14-23-P. The NASA Ames Infrared Spectroscopic Database of Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbons A. Mattioda, L.J. Allamandola, C.W. Bauschlicher, D.M. Hudgins, A. Ricca,
J. Cami
14-28-P. XRD-XRF Instrument for Robotic Astrobiological Missions on Earth
P. Sarrazin, W. Brunner, D. Blake
14-35-P. Using Interplanetary Spacecraft to Search for Water on the Blue Dot of the Earth
D. Williams, D. Grinspoon