Open AccessCraters Could Make Great Impacts on Mars Exploration
Author(s) -
George Shaw
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2015eo032527
Subject(s) - impact crater , astrobiology , mars exploration program , life on mars , exploration of mars , geology , meteorite , extraterrestrial life , earth science , martian , physics
Future robotic missions to Mars hoping to peer beneath its surface in search of signs of life should target recent impact craters, where falling meteorites have done the drilling for them.