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Workshop on terrestrial analogs for planetary exploration

Lauren A. Edgar·Amber L. Gullikson·M. Elise Rumpf·Skinner
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Terrestrial analogs are an important part of the robotic and human exploration of the solar system. One of the main recommendations from a community survey conducted in 2019 was to hold a workshop to increase communication and share resources among scientists, engineers, data managers, educators, and students who are involved, or hope to be involved, in terrestrial analog studies.

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Lauren A. Edgar, Amber L. Gullikson, M. Elise Rumpf, Skinner. 2021. Workshop on terrestrial analogs for planetary exploration. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70227292

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