ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on conditions occurring on planetary surfaces that are reproducible in a laboratory setting. Centre for Astrobiology Research houses a versatile environmental simulation chamber capable of reproducing atmospheric compositions and surface temperatures for most planetary objects. The Mars simulation facility consists of a large chamber, providing pressure and temperature conditions representative of the surface conditions on Mars. Mars Environmental Simulation Chamber is a dynamic simulation facility, providing low temperature, low atmospheric pressure, and a gas composition like that of Mars during long-term experiments. Dust devils and dust storms occur on a regular basis on the Martian surface, leading to a range of processes. The ChemCam environmental chamber was developed at the University of Toulouse, France, to reproduce the Martian environment to test the first laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy instrument sent into space as part of ChemCam on the Curiosity Rover.
