Members of the simulation group:
Kereszturi Ákos, Bérczi Szaniszló, Boros-Oláh Mónika, Istenes Zoltán, Muhi András, Hirsch Tibor, Hargitai Henrik, Tepliczky István, Weidinger Tamás
I. Magyar MarsExpedíció 2004
Wikpédia:
Hunveyor-Husar terepgyakorlat és szimuláció
Weidinger, T., Istenes, Z., Hargitai, H., Tepliczky, I., & Bérczi, Sz. (2009). Micrometeorological Station at the Mars Analog Field Work, Utah, April, 2008. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXX, Abstract #1282, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).
Gadányi, P., Gucsik, A., & Bérczi, Sz. (2009). Pseudokarstic Subsidences Induced by Subsurface Melting of Tephra-Covered Firn – Analogues for Martian Subsidences in the Dyngjufjöll Massif, Iceland. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXX, Abstract #2353, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).
Bérczi, Sz. (2005). Possibility of karst morphology on the Martian surface at the Meridiani landing site from comparison with terrestrial analogs. #1051. In Possibility of karst morphology on the Martian surface at the Meridiani landing site from comparison with terrestrial analogs (pp. 1051).
Mészáros, I., Hargitai, H., Horváth, A., Kereszturi, A., Sik, A., & Bérczi, Sz. (2005). Second unusual guidebook to terrestrial field work studies: astronauts with roving vehicle, robotic rovers on planetary surfaces (seventh concise atlas in the solar system series of textbooks at Eötvös University, Hungary). 36th LPSC, #1177. LPI, Houston.
Józsa, S., & Bérczi, Sz. (2004). Analog sites in field work of petrology: rock assembly delivered to a plain by floods on Earth and Mars. 35th LPSC, #1608, LPI, Houston.
Mörtl, M., Földi, T., Hargitai, H., Hegyi, S., Illés, E., Hudoba, Gy., Kovács, Zs., Kereszturi, A., Sik, A., Józsa, S., Szakmány, Gy., Weidinger, T., Toth, Sz., Fabriczy, A., & Bérczi, Sz. (2004). Unusual guidebook to terrestrial field work studies: microenvironmental studies by landers on planetary surfaces (new atlas in the series of the Solar System notebooks on Eötvös University, Hungary). 35th LPSC, #1214, LPI, Houston.
Bérczi, Sz., Lukács, B., Detre, Cs., Földi, T., Kubovics, I., & Puskás, Z. (1997). Spherule Production in an Impact: An Antarctic Experiment Proposal. In Antarctic Meteorites XXII (pp. 3). National Institute of Polar Research.
Bérczi, Sz. (1997). Spherule production in an impact: An Antarctic Experiment Proposal [Presentation]. TISS-1. Symposium, Tokyo, NIPR. Tokyo, 1997 Jun. 13.
Bérczi, Sz., Lukács, B., & Földi, T. (1996). Measuring water droplets as spherules in the ejecta cloud of an impact explosion into ice on Antarctica: A proposal. 21th NIPR Symp. Antarctic Meteorites, Tokyo, p. 20-22.
Bérczi, Sz. (1996). Measuring water droplets as spherules in the ejecta cloud of an impact explosion into ice on Antarctica: A proposal [Presentation]. 21st NIPR Symposium Antarctic Meteorites, Tokyo, 1996 Jun. 6. 9.45.
Bérczi, Sz. (1993). Proposal for Scattering Halo Observations of Artificially Generated Outer Solar System Type Crystal Clouds in the Low Temperature Conditions of Antarctic Atmosphere (pp. 205-207.)In.:18th NIPR Symposium on Antarctic Meteorites. National Institute of Polar Research, Tokyo.
Hudoba, Gy., Hegyi, S., Hargitai, H., Gucsik, A., Józsa, S., Kereszturi, A., Sik, A., Szakmány, Gy., Földi, T., Gadányi, P., & Bérczi, Sz. (2006). Planetary analog studies and simulations: materials, terrains, morphologies, processes: concise atlas in the Solar System (9) Eötvös University, Hungary. XXXVII LPSC, #1114, LPI, Houston.
Bérczi, Sz., Földi, T., Gadányi, P., Gucsik, A., Hargitai, H., Hegyi, S., Hudoba, G., Józsa, S., Kereszturi, Á., Rakonczai, J., Sik, A., Szakmány, G., & Kálmán, T. (2005). Concise Atlas on the Solar System (9): Planetary Analog Studies and Simulations: Materials, Terrains, Morphologies, Processes. (Szaniszló Bérczi, editor) ELTE TTK Kozmikus Anyagokat Vizsgáló Űrkutató Csoport, UNICONSTANT, Budapest-Püspökladány.
Bérczi, Sz., Fabriczy, A., Földi, T., Hargitai, H., Hegyi, S., Hudoba, Gy., Illés, E., Kovács, Zs., Kereszturi, A., Mörtl, M., Sik, A., Józsa, S., Szakmány, Gy., Weidinger, T., Roskó, F., & Tóth, Sz. (2004). Analog Site Studies in Planetary Science on Eötvös University, Hungary. 28th NIPR Symposium Antarctic Meteorites, Tokyo, p. 6.
Bérczi, Sz., Hargitai, H., Illés, E., Kereszturi, Á., Sik, A., Földi, T., Hegyi, S., Kovács, Zs., Mörtl, M., & Weidinger, T. (2004). Concise Atlas of the Solar System (6): Atlas of Microenvironments of Planetary surfaces. ELTE TTK Kozmikus Anyagokat Vizsgáló Űrkutató Csoport, UNICONSTANT, Budapest-Püspökladány.
Bradák, B., Kereszturi, Á., Steinmann, V., Gomez, C., Csonka, D., Hyodo, M., Szeberényi, J., Novothny, Á., Végh, T., Barta, G., Medveďová, A., Rostinsky, P., Mihály, E., Jó, V., & Horváth, E. (2022). The magnetic susceptibility of Pleistocene paleosols as a Martian paleoenvironment analog. Icarus, 387, 115210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115210
The researchers study magnetic properties of ancient terrestrial soils to infer how they formed. These methods could help investigate former Martian soils and climate changes, although the different measurements do not provide equally reliable indicators. Source
Kereszturi, A., Aszalos, J., Heiling, Z., Igneczi, Á., Kapui, Z., Király, Cs., Leél-Őssy, Sz., Szalai, Z., Nemerkényi, Z., Pál, B., Skultéti, Á., & Nagy, B. (2022). Wind-snow interactions at the Ojos del Salado region as a potential Mars analogue site in the Altiplano - Atacama desert region. Icarus, 378, 114941. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2022.114941
The study evaluates the cold, dry high-altitude environment of Ojos del Salado as an analogue for Mars. Snow buried by wind-blown material can persist underground, making the site useful for understanding Martian ice and wind-shaped terrain. Source
Chennaoui, H. A., Agee, C., Ziegler, K., Garvie, L., Irving, A., Sheikh, D., Carpenter, P., Zolensky, M., Schmitt-Kopplin, P., & Trif, L. (2021). Tarda an unusual carbonaceous chondrite meteorite fall from Morocco. Meteoritical Society, abstract #6303.
Kereszturi, Á., Aszalós, J. M., Heiling, Z., Ignéczi, Á., Kapui, Z., Király, Cs., Leél-Össy, Sz., Nagy, B., Nemerkényi, Z., Pál, B., Skultéti, Á., & Szalai, Z. (2020). Cold, dry, windy, and UV irradiated : surveying Mars-relevant conditions in Ojos del Salado Volcano (Andes Mountains, Chile). Astrobiology, 20(6), 677–683. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2019.2165
This overview explains why the cold, dry and strongly UV-exposed Ojos del Salado region is useful for Mars analogue research. Ground ice, occasional melting and volcanic heat provide environments for studying life under extreme conditions on Earth. Source
Kereszturi, A., Pál, B., & Gyenis, A. (2020). Temperature and humidity monitoring to identify ideal periods for liquefaction on Earth and Mars – data from the High Andes. Geological Quarterly, 64(4), 898–914. https://doi.org/10.7306/gq.1559
Temperature and humidity measurements in the high, dry Andes identify when salts could absorb enough moisture to form brines. Rapid nighttime fluctuations show why frequent measurements are important when investigating similar processes on Mars. Source
Nagy, B., Kovács, J., Ignéczi, Á., Beleznai, Sz., Mari, L., Kereszturi, Á., & Szalai, Z. (2020). The thermal behavior of ice-bearing ground : the highest cold, dry desert on Earth as an analog for conditions on Mars, at Ojos del Salado, Puna de Atacama-Altiplano Region. Astrobiology, 20(6), 701–722. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2018.2021
Ground-temperature measurements at Ojos del Salado are used to model melting and freezing in ice-bearing soil. The study shows how the different thermal properties of water and ice affect daily changes, providing an Earth analogue for Martian ground conditions. Source
Kereszturi, Á. (2020). Unique and Potentially Mars-Relevant Flow Regime and Water Sources at a High Andes-Atacama Site. Astrobiology, 20(6), 723–740. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2018.2013
The researchers examine short-lived water flows in the high, dry Andes. Daytime melting of buried snow and previously frozen water helps explain how flow-related landforms can develop in extremely dry environments, with possible relevance to Mars. Source
Kereszturi, Á., Duvet, L., Gróf, G. I., Gyenis, A., Gyenis, T., Kovács, B., & Maros, G. (2019). Borehole-wall scanning for Mars research – testing the ExoMars 2020 rover’s work at Tabernas Desert. EPSC, abstract #385.
Kereszturi, Ákos (2018). Field work at Ojos del Salado: a new high altitude extreme Mars analogue candidate site in Atacama desert. EPSC, abstract #EPSC2018-216.
Kapui, Z., Kereszturi, Á., Kovács, I., & Zanon, V. (2018). Potential Mars Basalts Analogue in Azores Island. LPSC, abstract #1501.
Kapui, Z., Kereszturi, Á., Ori, G. G., Taj-Eddine, K., & Újvári, G. (2017). The Hungarian Mars Analogue Expedition in Morocco at Ibn Battuta Centre. LPSC, abstract #1428.
Kapui, Z., Szeberényi, J., Bradák, B., Milinkó, I., & Végh, T. (2016). Analogue Sites to Test Martian Drills and Improve Their Interpretation. LPSC, abstract #1187.
Polonkai, B., & Kereszturi, Á. (2016). Fossil Identification at Mars Analogue Drills — Evaluation of Eligibility Criteria. LPSC, abstract #1428.
Boros-Oláh, M., & Kereszturi, Á. (2015). From Applied Field and Laboratory Geology to Planetary Science — And Back. LPSC, abstract #1870.
Kereszturi, Á., Dulai, S. A., Marschall, M., Pócs, T., & Pócs, T. (2014). The Chott El Jerid Mars Analog Expedition. LPSC, abstract #1357.
Hargitai, Henrik (2013). Live Monitoring of Development of Ice and Snow Features as Planetary Analogs on Lake Balaton. LPSC, abstract #2162.
Planetary analog studies and simulations. Materials, terrains, morphologies, processes. (csak angolul) Budapest, 2004.
Sik, A. (2001). Comparative study of periglacial mass movements on Mars and Earth. 32nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (Abstract No. 1762). Lunar and Planetary Institute.
Bérczi, Sz., Lukács, B., Detre, Cs., Földi, T., Kubovics, I., & Puskás, Z. (1997). Spherule Production in an Impact: An Antarctic Experiment Proposal. In Antarctic Meteorites XXII (pp. 3). National Institute of Polar Research.
