Mars Astrobiological Cave and Internal habitability Explorer (MACIE): A New Frontiers Mission Concept

Martian subsurface habitability and astrobiology can be evaluated via a lava tube cave, without drilling. MACIE addresses two key goals of the Decadal Survey (2013-2022) and three MEPAG goals. New advances in robotic architectures, autonomous navigation, target sample selection, and analysis will en...

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Main Authors:	Phillips-Lander, Charity M, Agha-Mohammadi, Ali, Wynne, J. J, Titus, Timothy N, Chanover, Nancy, Demirel-Floyd, Cansu, Uckert, Kyle, Williams, Kaj, Wyrick, Danielle, Blank, Jen, Boston, Penelope, Mitchell, Karl, Kereszturi, Akos, Martin-Torres, Javier, Shkolyar, Svetlana, Bardebelias, Nicole, Datta, Saugata, Retherford, Kurt, Sam, Lydia, Bhardwaj, Anshuman, Fairen, Alberto, Flannery, David, Weins, Roger
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	11-05-2021
Subjects:	Physics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Physics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
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Summary:	Martian subsurface habitability and astrobiology can be evaluated via a lava tube cave, without drilling. MACIE addresses two key goals of the Decadal Survey (2013-2022) and three MEPAG goals. New advances in robotic architectures, autonomous navigation, target sample selection, and analysis will enable MACIE to explore the Martian subsurface.
DOI:	10.48550/arxiv.2105.05281