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Title: Laboratory Measurements in Support of Present and Future Missions to Mars
Primary Author: Vincent F. Chevrier
Secondary Author(s): Derek Sears, Megan Elwood Madden, Essam Heggy
Institution: Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Science
Summary: The case is made that supporting laboratory measurements and facilities should be considered an integral element of the Nation’s Mars exploration program, since they provide a meaningful interpretation of the returned data, validation of theoretical models, and calibration of instruments.
Panel Selection: Mars: Not Phobos and Deimos.
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