Searching for Organics under a Simulated Mars Robotic Drilling Mission (Rio Tinto, Spain): What Lies Underground?
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We present here results on the preservation of organics in highly oxidized rock materials and clay layers drilled from 0-6m-depth (Borehole-7) under the Mars Analog Rio Tinto Experiment (MARTE). This simulated a Mars robotic drilling mission at the RioTinto (Spain) [2,5]. The RT represents an important analog of the Sinus Meridiani Mars Site, and an ideal model for a potential deep subsurface Martian biosphere including anaerobic chemoautotrophs and strict anaerobic methanogens (sustained by Fe and S minerals) [2,4].
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