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12 - Aeronautical, Mechanical, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering

Imperial College London

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Output 21 of 635 in the submission

Article title

A Habitable Fluvio-Lacustrine Environment at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars.

Type

D - Journal article

DOI

10.1126/science.1242777

Title of journal

Science

Article number

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First page of article

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ISSN of journal

Year of publication

2013

URL

Number of additional authors

Additional information

This paper reports the first discovery of an ancient habitable river and lake environment on Mars, ie., one that is suited to support a possible Martian biosphere. The paper highlights the biological viability of sedimentary rocks on Mars. The report is one of the major results of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover mission on which Gupta is a Science Team member. Gupta analysed and interpreted the palaeoenvironmental contexts, participated in rover operations, and provided strategic leadership in his role as a mission Long Term Science Planner. Led to invited plenary at International Association of Sedimentologists Conference (Manchester, UK 09/2013).

Interdisciplinary

Cross-referral requested

Research group

None

Proposed double-weighted

Double-weighted statement

Reserve for a double-weighted output

Non-English

English abstract