Seminar

The study of Martian lakes is of great significance for understanding the geological history of Mars and the potential existence of life. Can we detect important mineral associations? Can we find minor abundances of minerals? What do these minerals tell us about the past climate of Mars? Through development of novel machine learning applications, we can extract more information from infrared remote sensing data. It is possible to detect the presence of low-abundance minerals on the surface of Mars including accessory minerals in martian paleolake sediments, thereby understanding the history of Martian lakes. Our newly developed tools will inform landing site selection for Tianwen-3 mission, which is the China’s Mars sample return mission.

Additional information: Mr. Zhicheng WANG, wangzc22@connect.hku.hk