NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Collections About News Help Login
Back to Results
Spectroscopic Results from the Life in the Atacama (LITA) Project 2004 Field SeasonIntroduction: The Life in the Atacama (LITA) project includes rover field tests designed to look for life in the arid environment of the Atacama Desert (Chile). Field instruments were chosen to help remote observers identify potential habitats and the presence of life in these habitats, and included two spectrometers for help in identifying the mineralogy of the field sites. Two field trials were undertaken during the 2004 field season. The remote science team had no prior knowledge of the local geology, and relied entirely on orbital images and rover-acquired data to make interpretations. Each field trial lasted approximately one week: the sites for these trials were in different locations, and are designated "Site B" and "Site C."
Document ID
20050173950
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Piatek, J. L. (Tennessee Univ. Knoxville, TN, United States)
Moersch, J. E. (Tennessee Univ. Knoxville, TN, United States)
Wyatt, M. (Arizona State Univ. Tempe, AZ, United States)
Rampey, M. (Tennessee Univ. Knoxville, TN, United States)
Cabrol, N. A. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Wettergreen, D. S. (Carnegie-Mellon Univ. Pittsburgh, PA, United States)
Whittaker, R. (Carnegie-Mellon Univ. Pittsburgh, PA, United States)
Grin, E. A. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Diaz, G. Chong (Universidad Catolica del Norte Coquimbo, Chile)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2005
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVI, Part 16
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

Related Records

IDRelationTitle20050173912Collected WorksLunar and Planetary Science XXXVI, Part 16
No Preview Available