Mars Simulation Laboratory

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Mars seen from Phoenix lander
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Interdisciplinary research

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Geology
  • Physics

Search for answers to questions such as:

  • Could Mars ever have support life?
  • Could life today be present below the surface?
  • Which processes formed the morphology of Mars?
  • What causes the oxidizing state of the surface?
  • Does the atmospheric CO2 pressure vary?
  • How did the dust on Mars become red?

Publications - Mars Simulation Laboratory

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Finster, K., Hansen, A. A., Jensen, L. L., Mikkelsen, K., Kristoffersen, T., Merrison, J. P., Nørnberg, P. & Lomstein, B. A. (2008). The use of complex microbial soil communities in Mars simulation experiments. International Journal of Astrobiology, 7(2), 169-176.
Merrison, J. P., Gunnlaugsson, H. P., Nørnberg, P., Jensen, A. E. & Rasmussen, K. R. (2007). Determination of the Wind Induced Detachment Threshold for Granular Material on Mars using Wind Tunnel Simulations. Icarus, (191), 568-580.
Merrison, J., Gunnlaugsson, H. P., Kinch, K., Jacobsen, T. L., Nørnberg, P. & Wahlgreen, H. (2006). An integrated laser anemometer and dust accumulator for studying wind-induced dust transport on Mars. Planet. Space. Sci., 54, 1065-1072.
Gunnlaugsson, H. P., Helgason, Ö., Kristjánsson, L., Nørnberg, P., Rasmussen, H., Steinþórs-son, S. & Weyer, G. (2006). Magnetic properties of Olivine basalt: Application to Mars. Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 154, 276-289.
Kinch, K. M., Merrison, J. P., Gunnlaugsson, H. P., Bertelsen, P., Madsen, M. B. & Nørnberg, P. (2006). Preliminary analysis of the MER magnetic properties experiment using a computational fluid dynamics model. Planet. Space. Sci., 54, 28-44.
Garry, J. R. C., Loes ten Kate, I., Nørnberg, P. & Ehrenfreund, P. (2006). Analysis and survival of amino acids in Martian regolith analogs. Meteoritic & Planetary Science, 41(3), 391-405.
Hansen, A. A., Merrison, J. P., Nørnberg, P., Lomstein, B. A. & Finster, K. (2005). Activity and stability of a complex bacterial soil community under simulated Martian conditions. International Journal of Astrobiology, (4(2)), 135-144.
Jensen, J., Folkmann, F., Gunnlaugsson, H. P., Merrison, J. P., Kinch, K. M., Knudsen, J. M., Nørnberg, P. & Madsen, M. B. (2005). Analysis of Magnetic Dust Layers on Mars by PIXE and XRF. X-Ray Spectrometry, 34, 359-362.

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