Research themes

Mars Interior

• Structure of Mars interior (NASA InSight mission),
• Chemical and mineral composition of Mars from orbital, in situ (rovers) and orbital data,
• Phase diagrams, melting curves and physical properties under high pressure and temperature of silicates and oxides composing Mars mantle,
• Phase diagrams, melting curves and physical properties under high pressure and temperature of iron alloys composing Mars core,
• Deep volatiles cycle on Mars.

Mars surface

• Chemical and mineral composition of igneous surface of Mars from orbital, in situ (rovers) and orbital data,
• Fluid activity and fluid-rock interactions in the Mars crust,
• Erosion, weathering and sedimentary processes on Mars through mineralogy and geochemistry,

Life on Mars (?)

• Investigating Mars habitability through orbital and in situ observations and comparison with terrestrial analogs,
• Biosignatures relevant to Mars: mineralogy and geochemistry, lab experiments and in situ data,
• Detection of organics on Mars: which one? How to detect them (in particular by Raman/IR spectroscopy)? effect of UV irradiation?