{"id":1858,"date":"2011-11-23T00:10:54","date_gmt":"2011-11-23T00:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/?p=1858"},"modified":"2021-01-18T01:40:08","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T09:40:08","slug":"dec-1-2011-astrobiology-of-lakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/?p=1858","title":{"rendered":"Dec 1 2011: Astrobiology of Lakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Darlene Lim<br \/>\nNASA Ames Research Center<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><br \/>\nAnalog field science and exploration research can approximate the<br \/>\nEarth&#8217;s past as well as humanity&#8217;s future in space. Such is the case<br \/>\nwith the research of the Pavilion Lake Research Project (PLRP). The<br \/>\nPLRP, a multi-disciplinary, science and exploration endeavor, focuses<br \/>\non understanding the morphogenesis of modern microbialites in Pavilion<br \/>\nLake, British Columbia, Canada. Over the years, the PLRP has employed a<br \/>\nsuite of lab and field based methods to accomplish its scientific and<br \/>\nexploration goals. The field research demands the seamless integration<br \/>\nof science and exploration field activities in an underwater<br \/>\nenvironment inherently hostile to humans. The physical, mental and<br \/>\noperational rigors associated with PLRP field science and exploration<br \/>\nactivities are comparable to extra-vehicular activities (EVA) where<br \/>\nscientific exploration is a key driver. These working constraints are<br \/>\nnot simulated, but real and inextricable from the PLRP&#8217;s activities.<br \/>\nThe PLRPs analog science activities provide a real science setting in<br \/>\nwhich to inform the development of scientific and mission operation<br \/>\narchitectures, train astronauts as field scientists, test technology,<br \/>\nevaluate technical requirements to meet scientific needs, and design<br \/>\nscience backroom team protocols.<\/p>\n<p>Darlene will present a synopsis of the PLRP science and exploration<br \/>\nactivities with a focus on this past year&#8217;s field season at Kelly Lake,<br \/>\nBC, Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaker: Dr. Darlene Lim NASA Ames Research Center Abstract: Analog field science and exploration research can approximate the Earth&#8217;s past as well as humanity&#8217;s future in space. Such is the case with the research of the Pavilion Lake Research Project (PLRP). The PLRP, a multi-disciplinary, science and exploration endeavor, focuses on understanding the morphogenesis of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/?p=1858\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Dec 1 2011: Astrobiology of Lakes&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[256],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-colloquia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1858"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1858\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3587,"href":"http:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1858\/revisions\/3587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/planets.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}