Jesús Martínez-Frías,
Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA)
Associated to NASA Astrobiology Institute
Dr. Jesus Martínez-Frías in the Laboratory
for Robotics and Planetary Exploration,
Centro de Astrobiología
Last updated: October 2002
E-mail: martinezfrias [at] mncn.csic.es
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Brief Biographical Information:
Planetary Geologist, Head of the
Laboratory for Planetary Geology
at the Centro de Astrobiologia, Professor Ad-Honorem of Cosmology and
Planetary Geochemistry at the Polytechnical University of Madrid, Regional
Coordinator of The Planetary
Society in Spain
, Spanish representative in the
European Science Foundation - IMPACT Program.
.
Research:
Research Interests (
Publications
):
- Mineralogy and geochemical features of asteroidal and
planetary meteorites
- The role of meteoritic matter in the origin of life
- Application of terrestrial geomodels for the astrobiological
exploration of Mars
-
Megacryometeors
Research on Leonid MAC:
Principal Investigator for the Centro de Astrobiologia Near-IR
spectroscopy experiment.
Dr. Martinez-Frias is especially interested in the mineralogical
and geochemical comparison between direct measurements of chondritic matter
and remote sensing of meteor showers. He is also interested in the identification
of possible distribution patterns of some significant elements (C,
Si, Ca, Mg, Al, Ti, Fe, Ni).
He has participated in the scientific design of the experiment.
His main role will be the coordination of the scientific and technical work,
and also the comparison of the measurements of elemental abundances by this
NIR spectrometer to the abundance of the chemical elements in direct studies
of meteorites.
(From left to right) Javier Martín, Patrick Mcguire
and Jesús Martínez-Frías
In the Laboratory for Robotics and Planetary Exploration, Centro de Astrobiología
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