TA1 Facility 1 – Iceland Field Sites, Matis
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TA1 Facility 1 – Iceland Field Sites, Matis

Average visit: 1 week

Iceland offers a multitude of different environments, including glacial and sub-glacial environments, lava fields of different ages, volcanic areas and active hydrothermal systems, that can be used for astrobiological and planetary research. Examples of research that has been carried out in the past and for which Iceland is particularly suited include:

  • Physical, chemical and biological analyses and sampling in extreme Mars-analog environments to understand the capabilities and limits of microorganisms to exist under these conditions (e.g. under extreme heat or cold).
  • Research into geological and geo-chemical interaction between rocks and microorganisms and how this might influence biosignatures/-markers on other planetary bodies.
  • Field testing of equipment and methodologies that are supposed to be employed in future Mars Missions, e.g. sampling of putative biological specimens and tracers, remote-controlled vehicles, sensors and analytical instruments.

Matis, which will coordinate the research projects in the frame of the Europlanet 2024 RI visits, has an extensive track record of conducting field research in Iceland, particularly with respect to surveys of life in extreme environments. Matis will assist visitors in planning their field research, choosing appropriate sites and organizing the logistics to assess them. Visitors will also have access to biological laboratories and other research facilities.

Contact:

Viggó Marteinsson, Matis ohf. Vinlandsleid 12, 113 Reykjavík, Iceland. viggo@matis.is

Main facility webpage



Report summaries of TA visits to facility

Solmaz Adeli in the field during the VERITAS MIssion TA visit to Iceland.
22-EPN3-126: In-Situ observations in support for...
VERITAS MIssion TA Visit to Iceland.
22-EPN3-129: In-situ and laboratory spectroscopic...
Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano
20-EPN2-071: Deposition of organic matter as a...
22-EPN3-007: SeisChem – The influence of...
IcleandTA_20-EPN2-099 visit.
22-EPN3-130: Biosignatures in Icelandic geothermal...
22-EPN3-116: Fault Scaling at Southwest Iceland
Molecular analysis performed in-situ by using a portable Raman spectrometer at the hydrothermal areas of Krýsuvik and Hveradalir.
22-EPN3-061: Analogue Studies to Test the...
22-EPN3-011: Phototrophic Microorganisms in Cold...
20-EPN2-066: From Geitafell Volcano (Iceland) to...
20-EPN2-105: Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) and...
IcleandTA_20-EPN2-099 visit.
20-EPN2-099: Bioaerosol generation at geothermal...
TA1.1: Source of the Morilla sub-glacial river.
20-EPN2-120: A Molecular Toolkit to Hunt and...
Erin Gibbons and Richard Leveille visiting Iceland on a Europlanet 2024 RI TA field trip to study biosignatures in glaciovolcanic lakes - a biogeochemical Analogue for Mars.
20-EPN-003: Production and Early Preservation of ...
20-EPN2-122: IceSCOPE – Iceland Subsurface...
Hveravellir, Iceland. Andreas Tille, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
20-EPN-017: LITRASV – Life in...

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