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Title: The importance of (Noachian) impact craters as windows to the sub-surface and as potential hosts of life
Primary Author: Susanne P. Schwenzer
Secondary Author(s): O. Abramov, C. Allen, S. Clifford, J. Filiberto, D.A. Kring, J. Lasue, P.J. McGovern, H.E. Newsom, A.H. Treiman, A. Wittmann
Institution: Lunar and Planetary Institute
Summary: The paper demonstrated the research that can be done in small craters punctuating larger Noachian craters. Topics include: small craters as natural drills, impact-generated hydrothermal systems and lakes in Noachian craters, and the ecological niches created by them.
Panel Selection: Mars: Not Phobos and Deimos.
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