Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (UGR-CSIC)

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Chemistry

Measuring Electrical Conductivity to Study the Formation of Brines Under Martian Conditions

Miracle 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.