NeurAstra
S02 → Altanube Pando
S06 → Nimbus.Archives
S07 → N400
S08 → AofAP
H.A.P.M.O.S.
Stories of Human Adaptation
Psychological and Physiological Alterations
in Isolated, Confined, and Extreme (ICE) Environments
ANNEX 1
Space Analogue Sites
Scientists commonly use the Earth as a tool for astrobiology by analysing planetary field analogues (i.e., terrestrial samples and field sites that resemble planetary bodies in our Solar System). In addition to their work in the field, they also have the possibility to expose the selected planetary field analogues in simulation chambers to conditions that mimic the ones of planets, moons, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), as well as the chemistry occurring in interstellar and cometary ices.
Global map of the Earth with 33 analogue sites identified for astrobiology research
(adapted from Preston & Dartnell 2014)
2. Yilgarn Craton (Western Australia)
3. Rio Tinto (Spain)
4. The Golden Deposit (Canadian High Arctic)
5. Yellowstone National Park (USA)
6. Haughton Impact Structure (Devon Island)
7. Dongwanzi Ophiolite Complex (China)
8. Axel Heiberg Island (Canadian High Arctic)
9. The Antarctic Dry Valleys (Antarctica)
10. Antarctic North Victoria Land Mountains
11. Sub-glacial Volcanism (Iceland)
12. Kamchatka (Russian Federation)
13. Bockfjord Volcanic Complex (Svalbard)
14. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania, Africa)
15. Atacama (South America)
16. The Mojave Desert (USA)
17. Namib Desert (Namibia, Africa)
18. Ibn Battuta Centre Sites (Morocco)
19. Qaidam Basin (Tibetan Plateau)
20. caves in Sardinia
21. caves in Tenerife and Lanzarote
22. Lake Vostok (Antarctica)
24. The Borup Fiord Pass (Ellesmere Island)
25. Lake Tirez (Spain)
26. Orca Basin (Gulf of Mexico)
27. Mono Lake (California, USA)
28. The Dead Sea (Israel)
29. Lost City (Mid-Atlantic Ridge)
30. The Mariana Trench (Pacific Ocean)
31. Lidy Hot Springs (USA)
32. The Columbia River Basalts (USA)
33. Pitch Lake (Trinidad and Tobago)
34. Rancho La Brea Tar Pits (California, USA)
35. Alaskan Oil Fields (USA)
36. Pilbara (north of Western Australia)
37. Barberton (South Africa)
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> N° 1 broadly corresponds to high-altitude atmospheric analogues for Venus
> N°2 to 21 are analogue sites for Mars
> N°22 to 32 are analogue site for Europa and Enceladus
> N°33 to 35 are analogue site for Titan
> N°36 to 37 are analogue sites for the early Earth
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ANNEX 2
CAFE — Concepts for Activities in the Field for Exploration
Building on the activities of a large network of planetary scientists, the Catalogue of Planetary Analogues identifies the best locations to conduct experiments in environments similar to the Moon and Mars. The sites include impact craters, lava flows, deserts, and tundra.
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Reference
- Martins, Z., Cottin, H., Kotler, J. M., Carrasco, N., Cockell, C. S., De La Torre Noetzel, R., Demets, R., De Vera, J., D’Hendecourt, L., Ehrenfreund, P., Elsaesser, A., Foing, B., Onofri, S., Quinn, R., Rabbow, E., Rettberg, P., Ricco, A. J., Slenzka, K., Stalport, F., . . . Westall, F. (2017). Earth as a Tool for Astrobiology—A European perspective. Space Science Reviews, 209(1–4), 43–81. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-017-0369-1