Cassini Radar Finds Hydrocarbon Lakes on Titan “The Cassini spacecraft, using its radar system, has discovered very strong evidence for hydrocarbon lakes on Titan. Dark patches, which resemble terrestrial lakes, […]
Astrogeology
Posted inAstrogeology, Conferences and Meetings, Education and Outreach, NASA Astrobiology Program, Video, Audio, Webcasts, Podcasts
Second Annual Summer Student Seminar Series Begins July 28
Join NAI for the Polycom and WebEx broadcast of the second annual Summer Student Seminar Series. The talks will be given on Friday, July 28th and Friday August 11th at […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Mars, Meteorites & Asteroids, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs
Possible Meteorites in the Martian Hills
From its winter outpost at “Low Ridge” inside Gusev Crater, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this spectacular, color mosaic of hilly, sandy terrain and two potential iron meteorites. The […]
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Solomon Receives Caltech Distinguished Alumni Award
NAI congratulates Dr. Sean C. Solomon, Principal Investigator of Carnegie Institution of Washington’s NASA Astrobiology Institute and Director of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism of CIW, on his receipt of […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Astrogeology, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments
ISBOX II- UHNAI Expedition to Iceland
The ISBOX-II expedition lead by Eric Gaidos of the University of Hawaii NAI team will drill and sample a subglacial lake for microbiology and geochemistry. The expedition takes place June […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astrogeology, Education and Outreach, Meteorites & Asteroids
ASU Award for Students Pursuing Research in Meteoritical Sciences
The Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University is pleased to announce the 40th Anniversary of the Nininger Award for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing research in meteoritical sciences. […]
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Klyuchevsky Volcano Expedition
The NAI is sponsoring an expedition to one of the Earth’s most active volcanic regions. Jake Maule of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, will lead the expedition to the Klyuchevsky […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Astrogeology, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Icy Worlds, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Meteorites & Asteroids, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs
MARS-1 Humvee Rover Reaches Devon Island After Successful Crossing of Frozen Arctic Sea
The Mars Institute today announced that its MARS-1 Humvee rover has reached Devon Island in the Canadian high Arctic after successfully crossing the Wellington Channel, a 23 mile (37 km) […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Astrochemistry, Astrogeology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Policy, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report
NASA Astrobiology Roadmap April 8, 2002 Draft
Goals and Objectives
Posted inAstrogeology, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Comets and Asteroids, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Meteorites & Asteroids, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Sample Return, Status Report
Determinative Mineralogy: An essential component of Planetary Exploration – Decadal White Paper of the Extraterrestrial Mineralogy Panel
INTRODUCTION Our existing knowledge of extraterrestrial mineralogy has been gained largely from analyses of returned or collected samples — returned samples and collected meteorites from the Moon, meteorites from Mars, […]