Between 60°N and 70°N (68°13′N125°42′W / 68.22°N 125.7°W / 68.22; -125.7 (Icebreaker Life) proposed - near the Phoenix site[1] )
Icebreaker Life is a Mars lander mission concept proposed to NASA's Discovery Program.[5] The mission involves a stationary lander that would be a near copy of the successful 2008 Phoenix and InSight spacecraft, but would carry an astrobiology scientific payload, including a drill to sample ice-cemented ground in the northern plains to conduct a search for biosignatures of current or past life on Mars.[1][6]
The science goals for Icebreaker Life focus on sampling ice-cemented ground for its potential to preserve and protect biomolecules or biosignatures.[2][7]
Icebreaker Life was not selected during the 2015 or 2019 Discovery Program competitions.
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^ abGronstal, Aaron L. (April 18, 2014). "Proposed Mars 'Icebreaker' mission detailed". Phys Org. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
^"InSight Lithograph" (PDF). NASA. July 2015. LG-2015-07-072-HQ. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
^Mann, A (2018). "Inner Workings: Hunting for microbial life throughout the solar system". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 115 (45): 11348–11350. doi:10.1073/pnas.1816535115. PMC 6233070. PMID 30401758. Quote: […] is readying Icebreaker to compete in NASA's next round of Discovery funding, and the mission could be selected in the next few years and be ready by 2026.
^McKay, Christopher P.; Carol R. Stoker; Brian J. Glass; Arwen I. Davé; Alfonso F. Davila; Jennifer L. Heldmann; Margarita M. Marinova; Alberto G. Fairen; Richard C. Quinn; Kris A. Zacny; Gale Paulsen; Peter H. Smith; Victor Parro; Dale T. Andersen; Michael H. Hecht; Denis Lacelle & Wayne H. Pollard (April 5, 2013). "The Icebreaker Life Mission to Mars: A Search for Biomolecular Evidence for Life". Astrobiology. 13 (4): 334–353. Bibcode:2013AsBio..13..334M. doi:10.1089/ast.2012.0878. PMID 23560417.
^McKay, C. P.; Carol R. Stoker; Brian J. Glass; Arwen I. Davé; Alfonso F. Davila; Jennifer L. Heldmann; Margarita M. Marinova; Alberto G. Fairen; Richard C. Quinn; Kris A. Zacny; Gale Paulsen; Peter H. Smith; Victor Parro; Dale T. Andersen; Michael H. Hecht; Denis Lacelle & Wayne H. Pollard (2012). "THE ICEBREAKER LIFE MISSION TO MARS: A SEARCH FOR BIOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE FOR LIFE" (PDF). Concepts and Approaches for Mars Exploration. Lunar and Planetary Institute.
^Glass, B. J.; Dave, A.; McKay, C. P.; Paulsen, G. (2014). "Robotics and Automation for 'Icebreaker'". J. Field Robotics. 31 (1): 192–205. Bibcode:2013JFRob...2..192G. doi:10.1002/rob.21487. S2CID 8971380.
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