Mars Simulation Laboratory

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Mars seen from Phoenix lander
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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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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.
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.
Bak, E. N., Bregnhøj, M., Nørnberg, P., Jensen, S. K., Thøgersen, J. & Finster, K. (2022). Spore Survival During Abrasive Saltation on Mars: A Reply to the Comment by Minns et al. Astrobiology, 22(9), 1032-1033. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2022.0085
Kristiansen, I. B., de Jonge, H., Nørnberg, P., Christensen, O. M. & Elsgaard, L. (2003). Sorption of linear alkylbenzene sulfonates to soil components and effects on microbial iron reduction. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 22, 1221-1228.
Gunnlaugsson, H. P., Worm, E. S., Bertelsen, P., Goetz, W., Kinch, K., Madsen, M. B., Merrison, J. P. & Nørnberg, P. (2005). Simulations of the magnetic properties experiment on Mars Exploration Rovers. Hyp. Int., 166, 555-560.
Merrison, J. P., Bertelsen, P., Frandsen, C., Gunnlaugsson, H. P., Knudsen, J. M., Lunt, S. L., Madsen, M. B., Mossin, L., Nielsen, J., Nørnberg, P., Rasmussen, K. & Uggerhøj, E. (2002). Simulation of the Martian Dust Aerosol at Low Wind Speeds. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 107(E12), 16-1 to 16-8. https://doi.org/10.1029/2001JE001807
Nørnberg, P., Merrison, J. P., Finster, K., Folkmann, F., Gunnlaugsson, H. P., Hansen, A., Jensen, A. M., Kinch, K., Lomstein, B. A. & Mugford, R. (2002). Simulation of martian surface conditions and dust transport. Paper presented at Graz, Austria, 16-19 September (ESA SP-518,November 2002).
Bak, E. N., Larsen, M. G., Moeller, R., Nissen, S. B., Jensen, L. R., Nørnberg, P., Jensen, S. K. & Finster, K. (2017). Silicates Eroded under Simulated Martian Conditions Effectively Kill Bacteria—A Challenge for Life on Mars. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8(SEP), Article 1709. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01709

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