Analog Studies

Arctic Mars Analog Svalbard Expedition Under Way

By Keith Cowing
August 5, 2006

Arctic Mars Analog Svalbard Expedition (AMASE) 2006, NASA

“In August, members of the Sample Analysis of Mars (SAM) Lab team will spend two and a half weeks in Svalbard. The objective of the Arctic Mars Analog Svalbard Expedition (AMASE) is to characterize the geology, geophysical features, biosignatures, and possible life forms of volcanic centers, warm springs, and perennial rivers, settings thought to be analogous to sites on ancient Mars. AMASE targets the Bockfjorden area of the Norwegian island of Svalbard, in hot-spring-deposited carbonate terraces.”

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