Program with Links to Abstracts

Nascimento-Dias B. L.*

Is the Use of Financial Resources in Astrobiology Research Justifiable? [#1080]
The main objective here is to raise some philosophical reflections on the feasibility of using financial resources in astrobiology research.

Nascimento-Dias B. L.*

A Brief History and Philosophical Reflections on the Terms Astrobiology, Exobiology, Cosmobiology, Xenobiology, and Bioastronomy [#1082]
The main idea here is to present reflections on the terms that exist and name this field of research in the search for extraterrestrial life.

Cortez P. M.* Perl S. M.

Astrobiological Assessment of Geobiological Features Within Habitable Environments: Developing the Geobiological Handbook of Measurements for Life Detection [#2334]
The purpose of this paper is to show the development of the GHMLD and how this handbook outlines the usage of instrument techniques for life detection.

Shahid A. M.* Sheng T. Murray J. B. Mishra A. Czaplinski E. C. et al.

Statistical Classification of Biosignature Information: Improving Life-Detection Confidence Using Machine Learning [#2800]
The SCOBI project uses terrestrial data from biogenic and abiogenic systems to create a binary classifier for life detection and assess feature importance.

Garcia G. J.* Sklute E. C. Schneegurt M. A. Holden J. F. Dyar M. D.

Spectral Characterization of Halophiles Isolated from Hypersaline Environments Relevant to Mars and Ocean Worlds [#1689]
Pigmented halophiles were examined for spectral differences between strains and to search for spectrally diagnostic biomolecules using spacecraft relevant tools.

Chen W. X.* Fu X. H. Wu Z. C. Zhang J.

Spectral Characteristics of Potential Complex Oxalate on Mars and Implication for Mars Missions [#1414]
In this study, we synthesized phoxite from chemical reagents, then collect the mid-infrared and Raman spectra of synthesized samples.

Henderson B. L.* Abrahamsson V. Prothmann J. Zhong F. Lin Y. et al.

A New Approach to Sensitive Analysis of Resilient Biomaterials [#1734]
Optimization of protocols for our SCHAN instrument reveals that simple treatments can improve the odds of life-detection in future in-situ mission applications.

De Sanctis M. C.* Altieri F. De Angelis S. Ferrari M. Frigeri A. et al.

Ma_MISS on Rosalind Franklin Rover Actvities for the Exploration of the Martian Surface and Subsurface [#1947]
We describe the scientific activities to support martian exploration in the context of the Rosalind Franklin rover, specifically for the Ma_MISS instrument.

Delgado T.* Jerez J. García-Gómez L. Fortes F. J. Cabalín L. M. et al.

LIBS Detection of Organic Biosignatures in Doped Substrates Under a Mars Simulated Atmosphere — CANCELED [#2497]
This study aims to establish the optimal experimental conditions for the observation of organic carbon species by LIBS.

Lyons J. R.* Lyons E. C.

Formation of Circularly Polarized Light in Shallow Water Environments on the Prebiotic Earth the Prebiotic Earth. [#2600]
Total internal reflection of linearly polarized light in shallow water environments is a source of elliptically polarized light on the prebiotic Earth.