Supervised Best Poster Award: ESA's ExoMars Rosalind Franklin mission

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Description

Poster presented by Josefine E. Melchior (supervision by T. C. Hinse)

The concept of chirality of a molecule can be used to determine if the molecule’s origin is based on a biological process that we call life. Whether life or life-like biology was present on Mars is still subject to intensive current research. In the near future, ESA’s ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Rover is planned to carry, amongst other, the MOMA instrument suitable to detect the chiral property of molecules and thus contribute to the question of whether Mars once hosted life early on in its history. This review poster will describe a part of ESA’s ExoMars program, the MOMA instrument and what chirality means for life on Earth.
Degree of recognitionInternational
Granting OrganisationsNiels Bohr Institute

Awarded at event

Event titleAre We Unique Species on a Unique Planet?
LocationUniversity of Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, DenmarkShow on map
Period31. Jul 2024 → 2. Aug 2024

Keywords

  • Astrobiology
  • Rosalind Franklin
  • ExoMars
  • Mars
  • Chirality
  • Kiralitet
  • STEM
  • Science Communication
  • Kirale molekyler
  • Chirale molecules
  • Videnskabsformidling
  • videnskabskommunikation
  • Astrobiologi
  • Exobiologi
  • Exobiology
  • Exolife
  • Exoliv
  • Rover
  • STEAM
  • Space science
  • rumvidenskab

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