Publication Date:
2011-08-19
Description:
This paper explains why returned samples will be critical elements of future Mars exploration. The types of samples that are needed and how they will be studied is addressed. Why putative Martian meteorites are not acceptable substitutes for documented samples is pointed out.
Keywords:
LUNAR AND PLANETARY EXPLORATION
Type:
EOS (ISSN 0096-3941); 70; 745
Format:
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