Earth analogs in astrobiology: Lanzarote, Mars and the Moon
Resumen de la comunicación oral presentada en 4th International Planetary Caves Conference scheduled for May 4–7, 2023, at the Haría Municipality in Lanzarote, Spain.
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dig-irnas-es-10261-3575072024-05-20T07:55:05Z Earth analogs in astrobiology: Lanzarote, Mars and the Moon Martínez-Frías, J. Miller, A. Z. Mateo-Mederos, Elena Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España) Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España) Resumen de la comunicación oral presentada en 4th International Planetary Caves Conference scheduled for May 4–7, 2023, at the Haría Municipality in Lanzarote, Spain. So far, we do not know of a place on Earth which is truly like Mars or any other planet of moon in our solar system. Nevertheless, it is possible to identify terrestrial analogue sites, where environmental conditions approximate, in some specific ways, those possibly encountered on other celestial bodies, at present or earlier in their geological history [1]. These sites are also privileged areas to define scientific models and testing new instrumentation, paving the way for understanding lunar and planetary processes and habitability and paleohabitability conditions. There are many relevant sites on earth which have confirmed to be extremely useful for these purposes (e.g. Antarctica, Atacama (Chile), Pilbara (Australia), Iceland, and, also, Spain, due to its internationally recognized geodiversity (e.g. Río Tinto, Jaroso, Calatrava Volcanic Field and Canary Islands, among others). The Canary Archipelago (Spain) is one of the main and most geodiverse and interesting chain of oceanic islands worldwide, displaying a long history of eruptions (the two last ones, in 2011 and 2021, at El Hierro and La Palma islands, respectively), and a huge variety of volcanic and plutonic rocks. The islands are dominated by basaltic rocks, but show a great petrologic and geochemical diversity including melilitites, nephelinites, basanites, tholeiitic and alkali basalts, tephrites, rhyodacites, rhyolites, pantellerites, comendites, trachytes, phonolites and carbonatites [2]. Several areas of the Canary archipelago have been (and still are) used as analogue sites for performing scientific and engineering studies, in relation with the exploration and research of Mars and the Moon. They include: a. geological and astrobiological studies of volcanic rocks, rock-fluid interactions and mineralization processes; b. operational and instrumentation activities, such as field testing of rovers and the use of portable spectroscopic prototypes (e.g. Raman); c. the use of volcanic materials (e.g. basaltic rocks and soils) for the fabrication regolith simulants, and d. educational activities (at different levels; including the instruction of astronauts https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Hu man_and_Robotic_Exploration/CAVES_and_ Pangaea), as well as numerous initiatives related to public outreach and external communication efforts. In less than one decade, UNESCO Global Geoparks have become one of the most exciting and significant geosciences-related programmes, comprising different aspects (e.g. science, geoeducation, geotourism). Among the 177 Geoparks, the Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands UNESCO Global Geopark (Canary Archipelago, Spain) was the first territory, which incorporated aspects related to planetary geology and astrobiology, and which was proposed as an outstanding earth analog (Mars and the Moon) [3,4]. Fig. 1: Panoramic view of some aligned cones, volcanic structures and lava flows at the Timanfaya National Park (Lanzarote island). References: [1] Martínez-Frías, J., In Kolb, V. (2014) CRC Press 504p. [2] Martínez-Frías, J. et al. (2016) 35th IGC South Africa, Paper Number 182. [3] Martínez-Frías et al. (2017) 40-4: 343-347 [4] Mateo et al. Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands Geopark: From Earth to Space. Springer (2019) 186p. [5] Alberquilla et al.Nature/Sci Rep (2022) 12, 16470. This contribution has the financial support of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation from the Spanish State Agency through the TUBOLAN project (PID2019-108672RJ-I00). No 2024-05-20T07:55:04Z 2024-05-20T07:55:04Z 2023-05 comunicación de congreso http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_5794 4th International Planetary Caves Conference (LPI Contrib. No. 2697), Abstract 1085 (2023) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/357507 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004837 en #PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE# info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2019-108672RJ-I00/ES/MICROBIOTA SUBTERRANEA Y BIOMINEROGENESIS EN TUBOS DE LAVA DE LANZAROTE: IMPLICACIONES PARA LA ASTROBIOLOGIA Y LA BIOTECNOLOGIA/ Sí open Lunar and Planetary Institute |