Conceptual Design of Life-Detecting Experiment for Future Europa Lander Mission
A previous exo-terrestrial life-detecting experiment, which was conducted on Mars, sought to detect the products of glucose metabolism, the most common biological process on Earth (Viking biological experiment). Today, glucose metabolism is not considered the universal process of life survival. As N...
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| description | A previous exo-terrestrial life-detecting experiment, which was conducted on Mars, sought to detect the products of glucose metabolism, the most common biological process on Earth (Viking biological experiment). Today, glucose metabolism is not considered the universal process of life survival. As NASA plans to launch an orbiter mission in the near future (2020s, the Clipper) and ultimately conduct a lander mission on Europa, a detection experiment that can give broader information regarding habitability is highly required. In this study, we designed a life-detecting experiment using a more universal feature of life, the amphipathic molecular membrane, theoretically considering the environment of Europa (waterdominant environment). This designed experiment focuses on finding and profiling hydrophobic cellular membrane-like microstructures. Expected results are given by conceptual data analysis with plausible hypothetical samples. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a73962de6ea64c0b8da25f96cbb365d22024-01-02T09:24:49ZengThe Korean Space Science SocietyJournal of Astronomy and Space Sciences2093-55872093-14092018-06-0135211111710.5140/JASS.2018.35.2.111Conceptual Design of Life-Detecting Experiment for Future Europa Lander MissionNuri Park0Yu Yi1Department of Astronomy, Space Science and Geology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, KoreaDepartment of Astronomy, Space Science and Geology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, KoreaA previous exo-terrestrial life-detecting experiment, which was conducted on Mars, sought to detect the products of glucose metabolism, the most common biological process on Earth (Viking biological experiment). Today, glucose metabolism is not considered the universal process of life survival. As NASA plans to launch an orbiter mission in the near future (2020s, the Clipper) and ultimately conduct a lander mission on Europa, a detection experiment that can give broader information regarding habitability is highly required. In this study, we designed a life-detecting experiment using a more universal feature of life, the amphipathic molecular membrane, theoretically considering the environment of Europa (waterdominant environment). This designed experiment focuses on finding and profiling hydrophobic cellular membrane-like microstructures. Expected results are given by conceptual data analysis with plausible hypothetical samples.http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kosss/OJOOBS/2018/v35n2/OJOOBS_2018_v35n2_111.pdfastrobiologyEuropabio-signaturecellular membranecellular chemical constituent |
| spellingShingle | Nuri Park Yu Yi Conceptual Design of Life-Detecting Experiment for Future Europa Lander Mission Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences astrobiology Europa bio-signature cellular membrane cellular chemical constituent |
| title | Conceptual Design of Life-Detecting Experiment for Future Europa Lander Mission |
| title_full | Conceptual Design of Life-Detecting Experiment for Future Europa Lander Mission |
| title_fullStr | Conceptual Design of Life-Detecting Experiment for Future Europa Lander Mission |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conceptual Design of Life-Detecting Experiment for Future Europa Lander Mission |
| title_short | Conceptual Design of Life-Detecting Experiment for Future Europa Lander Mission |
| title_sort | conceptual design of life detecting experiment for future europa lander mission |
| topic | astrobiology Europa bio-signature cellular membrane cellular chemical constituent |
| url | http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kosss/OJOOBS/2018/v35n2/OJOOBS_2018_v35n2_111.pdf |
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