The Icebreaker mission is the first mission to search for life signatures on Mars using biomolecular methods. Icebreaker lands in the ice-rich mid-latitudes of Mars and drills and collects samples down to at least 1 m depth to 1) search for molecular signatures of life and 2) assess the habitability of the icy regolith in the context of recent orbital cycles. Icebreaker is a NASA Discovery-class mission.


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    Title :

    The Icebreaker Life Mission to Mars: A Search for Biomolecular Evidence of Recent Life


    Contributors:
    B. J. Glass (author) / J. L. Heldmann (author) / C. P. McKay (author) / D. Bergman (author) / A. Dave (author) / A. Davila (author) / J. Eigenbrode (author) / V. Parro (author) / R. Quinn (author) / C. R. Stoker (author)

    Conference:

    Technology Showcase for Future NASA Planetary Science Missions ; 2023 ; Galveston, TX, US


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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