Project description
Study aims to offer new clues to the water composition on early Mars
Evidence for ample standing bodies of liquid water on ancient Mars is abundant in the geomorphological and mineralogical records, and many large areas appear to have hosted glaciers. Despite these clues, several questions regarding the physicochemical properties of water on Mars remain unaddressed. The EU-funded MarsFirstWater project is using a combination of data sets from spacecraft missions, laboratory experiments, computer simulations and field work in terrestrial analogues to gain a quantitative understanding of the basic characteristics of water on early Mars. The project is combining paleogeomorphological reconstructions and geochemical models as well as mineralogical and astrobiological studies to place tight constraints on the physical evolution, chemical alteration and habitability of the surface and near-surface martian aqueous environments.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringastronautical engineeringspacecraft
- humanitieshistory and archaeologyhistory
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesplanets
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeologymineralogy
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
Call for proposal
ERC-2018-COG
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Funding Scheme
ERC-COG - Consolidator GrantHost institution
28006 Madrid
Spain
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Beneficiaries (2)
28006 Madrid
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28049 Madrid
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