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arxiv: 2105.05281 · v1 · pith:ODM7QQ7Qnew · submitted 2021-05-11 · 🌌 astro-ph.IM · astro-ph.EP

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

Charity M. Phillips-Lander , Ali Agha-Mohammadi , J. J. Wynne , Timothy N. Titus , Nancy Chanover , Cansu Demirel-Floyd , Kyle Uckert , Kaj Williams
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Danielle Wyrick Jen Blank Penelope Boston Karl Mitchell Akos Kereszturi Javier Martin-Torres Svetlana Shkolyar Nicole Bardebelias Saugata Datta Kurt Retherford Lydia Sam Anshuman Bhardwaj Alberto Fairen David Flannery Roger Weins
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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.

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