InVADER
In-situ vent analysis divebot for exobiology research.
Period of Performance:
2016–2021
My role:
Co-I
Project website:
invader-mission.org
Funded by NASA's Planetary Science and Technology from Analog Research (PSTAR). |
In-situ vent analysis divebot for exobiology research.
Period of Performance:
2016–2021
My role:
Co-I
Project website:
invader-mission.org
Funded by NASA's Planetary Science and Technology from Analog Research (PSTAR). |
InVADER studied underwater hydrothermal systems at Axial Seamount, the largest and most active volcano on western boundary of the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate off the coast of Oregon. The vents at the Axial Seamount generate chemical energy which can sustain life, and are high-fidelity analogues to putative vent systems on Ocean Worlds.