The next frontier for planetary and human exploration

V. Stamenković , L. W. Beegle , K. Zacny , D. D. Arumugam , P. Baglioni , N. Barba , J. Baross , M. S. Bell , R. Bhartia , J. G. Blank , P. J. Boston , D. Breuer , W. Brinckerhoff , M. S. Burgin , I. Cooper , V. Cormarkovic , A. Davila , R. M. Davis , C. Edwards , G. Etiope , W. W. Fischer , D. P. Glavin , R. E. Grimm , F. Inagaki , J. L. Kirschvink , A. Kobayashi , T. Komarek , M. Malaska , J. Michalski , B. Ménez (1) , M. Mischna , D. Moser , J. Mustard , T. C. Onstott , V. J. Orphan , M. R. Osburn , J. Plaut , A. -C. Plesa , N. Putzig , K. L. Rogers , L. Rothschild , M. Russell , H. Sapers , B. Sherwood Lollar , T. Spohn , J. D. Tarnas , M. Tuite , D. Viola , L. M. Ward , B. Wilcox , R. Woolley

1 IPGP - Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

The surface of Mars has been well mapped and characterized, yet the subsurface — the most likely place to find signs of extant or extinct life and a repository of useful resources for human exploration — remains unexplored. In the near future this is set to change.

Domains: Sciences of the Universe [physics]

V. Stamenković, L. W. Beegle, K. Zacny, D. D. Arumugam, P. Baglioni, et al.. The next frontier for planetary and human exploration. Nature Astronomy, 2019, 3, pp.116-120. ⟨10.1038/s41550-018-0676-9⟩. ⟨insu-03586666⟩