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Seeking Signs of Life on Mars: In Situ Investigations as Prerequisites to Sample Return Missions
Panel Selection:
Mars: Not Phobos and Deimos.
Institution:
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
We argue for deployment of increasingly sophisticated in situ techniques to definitively identify biomarkers before engaging in Mars Sample Return. We focus on "following the nitrogen," using techniques such as micro capillary electrophoresis to identify and determine the chirality of primary amines