Ques%on: Are there spots on Mars where there are volcanoes and room for a rover to go and land? Importance: It is important to find places to land in

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1 Ques%on: Are there spots on Mars where there are volcanoes and room for a rover to go and land? Importance: It is important to find places to land in order to find life on Mars.

2 1 st Hypothesis Ø Yes we believe there is room on Mars to land a rover, because there are flat surfaces near the volcanos ends. More references on slides 18 & 19

3 Some of the places that a rover can land. The observa%ons that we have made is that Mars had flat surfaces around the volcanoes. Plus there is a lot of room on the floor of the volcano, so if the volcano is inac%ve the rovers can also land inside the volcano and make its way out.

4 2 nd Hypothesis One reason we think a rover would not be able to land on Mars is because the dust and sand in the air can get into the rover and cause malfunc%ons. For example, you can see the dust molecules in the air.

5 As shown in the picture there is much dirt blowing in the air.

6 Defini%ons v Volcanoes: a vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either con%nuously or at irregular intervals. v A mountain or hill, usually having a cuplike crater at the summit, formed around such a vent from the ash and lava expelled through it.

7 Volcanoes on Mars Some of the volcanic areas for a rover landing on Mars are (Olympus Mons, Alba Mons, Apollinaire Mons, Arsia Mons, Ascraeus Mons, Elysium Mons, and Pavonis Mons) ^^^Olympus Mons ^^^Arsia Mons ^^^Alba Mons

8 Geological Features: Earth V.S. Mars

9 Mars s Geological Features Tectonic features (Ri[ zones) Grada%on (Impact cratering: the size, number, freshness of craters, and rela%on of the other geological features to tell from the Mar%an surfaces) Mass of lava flows Extensional stresses that lead forma%on of great valleys Crisp craters (with upraised rims and steep sides) to make sequence of geological features

10 Earth s Geological Features Volcanism Tectonic plates Impact cratering (Size, numbering, freshness of craters, rela%on of geologic features) Forms of grada%on (observed) Water Energy Origin of Earth system Earth in solar system

11 Astrobiology About study and distribu%on of the origin of the universe Early evolu%on of forming life of our universe Deals with all NASA s space science endeavors, puang together all research in Astrophysics, Earth science, and Heliophysics (planetary science).

12 Con%nue of Astrobiology NASA s Astrobiology Roadmap: Took place in the year of 2008 Provides guidance, research, and technology development of NASA s enterprises of the encompass of space. Contributes diverse scien%sts and technologists from Government, Universi%es, and Private Ins%tu%ons Deals with understanding the nature, and environmental origin of our Universe.

13 Con%nue of Astrobiology NASA s Astrobiology Funding Opportunity Programs: NASA Astrobiology program funds opportuni%es with Science, and Technology of Exploring Planets. NASA also has Astrobiology Funding of solicited independently, and periodically programs.

14 Mars Volcano Data Table

15 Arsia Mons Volcano Eleva%on Graphs Alba Mons Apollinaire Mons Olympus Mons

16 Volcano Eleva%on Graphs Ascraeus Mons Elysium Mons Pavonis Mons

17 Steps on eleva%on graph images: 1. First we opened up JMARS 2. Next, we added new layer Nomenclature. 3. Then we found the type of Mons landmark I needed to search 4. A[er that, we went back to the main menu add new layer Maps by Instrument MOLA MOLA 128ppd Eleva%on Plot numeric data. 5. Next we went back to my JMARS 0E 0N tab, and measured the type of Mons on the screen, then went to the MOLA 128ppd Eleva%on graph. 6. Lastly, it gave us a graph of the eleva%on of that certain volcano.

18 Images of some the volcanoes and the area surrounding it

19 Images of some the volcanoes and the area surrounding it

20 What does MOLA mean? Mars Orbiter Laser Al%meter: they measure by a laser beam, they shoot it into the surface and measure it by how long it takes to come back. This type of measurements uses a color grid to determine the sizes of the eleva%on.

21 Infrared Eleva%on Map Green = Further Research Red = Terminated

22 Introduction Scien%fic Ques%on: What volcanic condi%ons are needed to support extremophiles? Importance?: Scien%st wonder, if Earth and Mars were created the same way and Earth formed life, then wouldn t Mars have formed life too?

23 Introduction pt.2 Interests: This is very interes%ng since evidence of water was found. So this led to our curiosity if life on Mars actually existed. That if volcanoes are on both planets and extremophiles are in Earth s volcanoes, then wouldn t there be some on Mar s volcanoes too?

24 1st Hypothesis Yes, the volcanic condi%ons needed to support extremophiles are very extreme temperatures and ph.

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26 Background information Biological Features Defini%on: Affec%ng life or living organisms. About Biological Features: Biological features are organism that are microscopic, such as extremophiles.

27 STEPS TO RESEARCH JMARS IMAGES 1. Add new layer 2. Stamps- THEMIS 3. IR- temp range 4. Render and repeat steps 1-4

28 Steps to find Mons 1. New layer 2. Nomenclature 3. Mons 4. Name Mons 5. Record and repeat 1-4

29 About some extremophiles 1.) Extremophiles organisms are primarily Prokaryotic, Archaea, Bacteria, with few Eukaryotic. 2.) They are microorganisms able to live in extreme environments such as hydrothermal vents. 3.) Extremophile produce Extremozymes. 4.) Extremozymes are useful in industrial production.

30 Conclusion Are there spots on Mars where there are volcanoes and room for a rover to go and land? We believe that there are indeed spot/flat surfaces for rovers to land. It is important to find places to land in order to find life on Mars. What volcanic condi%ons are need to support extremophiles? They need extremely high and very low temperature to survive. Extremophiles need high and low ph to survive in the world. Important Scien%st wonder, if Earth and Mars were created the same way and Earth formed life, then wouldn t Mars have formed life too?

31 Ques%ons: What are test that the rover can do? If we find extremophiles, will we find water? What kind of geological features would the rover have to test? How are extremophiles able to survive the extreme condi%ons?

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33 Group Members: Brianna Salas Barron Firdaus Ali Melodi Roane Monique Hedlund Thomas Madrid Simon Lwin Alberto Fernandez