Community need for an Astrobiology Sample Repository and Sample Reference Suite
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| author | Pontefract, A. Bradburne, C. Craft, K. Ballarotto, M. Bowden, K. Klima, R. MacKenzie, S. Núñez, J. Rivera-Valentín, E. G. Carr, C. E. Chou, L. Davila, A. Eigenbrode, J. L. German, C. R. Graham, H. V. Johnson, S. S. Hoehler, T. M. Murray, A. E. Neveu, M. Nunn, B. L. Sapers, H. M. Shkolyar, S. Steele, 1A. Trainer, M. G. |
| author_facet | Pontefract, A. Bradburne, C. Craft, K. Ballarotto, M. Bowden, K. Klima, R. MacKenzie, S. Núñez, J. Rivera-Valentín, E. G. Carr, C. E. Chou, L. Davila, A. Eigenbrode, J. L. German, C. R. Graham, H. V. Johnson, S. S. Hoehler, T. M. Murray, A. E. Neveu, M. Nunn, B. L. Sapers, H. M. Shkolyar, S. Steele, 1A. Trainer, M. G. |
| contents | As we prepare for the next planetary mission charged with finding life beyond Earth, the Astrobiology community must continue to improve its understanding of what constitutes a biosignature, through the use of planetary analog samples. The study of these collected and generated samples is expanding our knowledge of what constitutes habitable environments, what life is capable of, and importantly, how to make biosignature detections within compositionally complex samples - aiding in the development of life detection instrumentation. And yet the full potential of these samples remains untapped. While the Astrobiology community possesses an incredible inventory of planetary analog samples, some incredibly precious, these are scattered across the country in individual freezers with varying degrees of documentation, curation practices, and contamination control. We, as a community, need to change the status quo of how we approach planetary analog research. One of the biggest actions we could take over the next 10 years to change that paradigm would be the creation of a sample repository for Astrobiology relevant materials, providing a centralized, well-curated, wealth of precious samples for the community. Such a collection would create a framework for material and meta-data submission that minimizes burden on the individual PIs, satisfying open data requirements; it would facilitate biosignature research, and aid in the creation of a robust life detection framework; support the development of a standardized sample reference suite for life detection instrumentation; and finally, aid in the development of techniques to be used for future sample return endeavors. |
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| spellingShingle | Community need for an Astrobiology Sample Repository and Sample Reference Suite Pontefract, A. Bradburne, C. Craft, K. Ballarotto, M. Bowden, K. Klima, R. MacKenzie, S. Núñez, J. Rivera-Valentín, E. G. Carr, C. E. Chou, L. Davila, A. Eigenbrode, J. L. German, C. R. Graham, H. V. Johnson, S. S. Hoehler, T. M. Murray, A. E. Neveu, M. Nunn, B. L. Sapers, H. M. Shkolyar, S. Steele, 1A. Trainer, M. G. Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Earth and Planetary Astrophysics As we prepare for the next planetary mission charged with finding life beyond Earth, the Astrobiology community must continue to improve its understanding of what constitutes a biosignature, through the use of planetary analog samples. The study of these collected and generated samples is expanding our knowledge of what constitutes habitable environments, what life is capable of, and importantly, how to make biosignature detections within compositionally complex samples - aiding in the development of life detection instrumentation. And yet the full potential of these samples remains untapped. While the Astrobiology community possesses an incredible inventory of planetary analog samples, some incredibly precious, these are scattered across the country in individual freezers with varying degrees of documentation, curation practices, and contamination control. We, as a community, need to change the status quo of how we approach planetary analog research. One of the biggest actions we could take over the next 10 years to change that paradigm would be the creation of a sample repository for Astrobiology relevant materials, providing a centralized, well-curated, wealth of precious samples for the community. Such a collection would create a framework for material and meta-data submission that minimizes burden on the individual PIs, satisfying open data requirements; it would facilitate biosignature research, and aid in the creation of a robust life detection framework; support the development of a standardized sample reference suite for life detection instrumentation; and finally, aid in the development of techniques to be used for future sample return endeavors. |
| title | Community need for an Astrobiology Sample Repository and Sample Reference Suite |
| topic | Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Earth and Planetary Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.03813 |