Measuring Electrical Conductivity to Study the Formation of Brines Under Martian ConditionsMiracle Israel Nazarious *1,4, Abhilash Vakkada Ramachandran *1, Maria-Paz Zorzano *2,4, Javier Martin-Torres *3,4
1Group of Atmospheric Science, Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 2Centro de Astrobiología (INTA-CSIC), 3Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (UGR-CSIC), 4School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen
The objective of the protocol is to monitor the hydration of salts and the brine formation process. Electrical conductivity is used as the measurement technique. The experiments are performed in a simulated Martian environment of temperature, relative humidity and carbon-dioxide atmosphere.
