Site Selection for Mars Methane Analogue Mission: Geological, Astrobiological, and Robotic Criteria
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ASTROBIOLOGICAL, AND ROBOTIC CRITERIA. A. Boivin 1 , C. Samson 1 , H. Vrionis 2 , A. Qadi 3 , C. Scott 2 , J. Stromberg 4 , E. Cloutis 4 , G. Berard 4 , P. Mann 4 , 1 Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1S 5B6; [email protected], 2 Department of Natural Resources, McGill University, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, QC, Canada, H9X 3V9, 3 Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1S 5B6, 4 Department of Geography, 515 Portage Avenue, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3B 2E9.
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