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Appendix B Glossary
Appendix B Glossary
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Astrobiology Field Laboratory (AFL) -- NASA's proposed fourth-generation Mars rover (following on from Mars Pathfinder's Soujourner, the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity, and the Mars Science Laboratory)
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MAVEN -- The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission, one of two candidates under consideration by NASA for the Mars Scout launch opportunity in 2011. MEPAG -- NASA's Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group.
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MSL -- Mars Science Laboratory, a NASA mission scheduled for launch in 2009. MSL is a rover significantly larger than the Mars Exploration Rovers and capable of carrying a comprehensive payload of advanced scientific instruments.
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11 AN ASTROBIOLOGY STRATEGY FOR THE EXPLORATION OF MARS Respiration -- The process by which the chemical bonds of energy-rich molecules such as glucose are converted into energy usable for biological processes. Serpentinization -- A metamorphic process in which ultrabasic rocks react with water to create a variety of hydrous, magnesium-iron phyllosilicate minerals known collectively as serpentine.
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