Third-Party Funded Project
Novel perspectives on our Solar System History recorded in the Atacama Desert (NoSHADE)
Investigating the history of our solar system using sediments in the Atacama Desert
Dr.Christof Sager
Scientist / (Senior) Scientist
Project(s)
Publications
Arens, F.L., Airo, A., Sager, C., Grossart, H.P., Mangelsdorf, K., Meckenstock, R.U., Pannekens, M., Schmitt-Kopplin, P., Uhl, J., Valenzuela, B., Zamorano, P., Zoccarato, L., Schulze-Makuch, D. (2024). Microbial response to deliquescence of nitrate-rich soils in the hyperarid Atacama Desert. EGU General Assembly 2024 Abstracts. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-1859
Arens, F., Uhl, J., Schmitt‐Kopplin, P., Karger, C., Mangelsdorf, K., Sager, C., Airo, A., Valenzuela, B., Zamorano, P., Schulze‐Makuch, D. (2025). Exploring organic compound preservation through long-term in situ experiments in the Atacama desert and the relevance for Mars.. Scientific Reports, 15, Article number: 29957 (2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-16197-w
Feige, J., Airo, A., Berger, D., Brückner, D., Gärtner, A., Genge, M., Leya, I., Habibi Marekani, F., Hecht, L., Klingner, N., Lachner, J., Li, X., Merchel, S., Nissen, J., Patzer, A.B.C., Peterson, S., Schropp, A., Sager, C., Suttle, M.D., Trappitsch, R., Weinhold, J. (2024). Transport of dust across the Solar System: Constraints on the spatial origin of individual micrometeorites from cosmic-ray exposure. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 382(2273), 20230197. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2023.0197
Anderson, J., Sager, C., Airo, A., Miedtank, A., Schwonke, F., Feige, J. (2024). Exploring Polygonal Patterned Grounds in the Hyper-arid Atacama Desert: Insights into Formation Mechanisms and Implications for Martian Analogues. EPSC Abstracts. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/epsc2024-1115
Schwarze, P., Igel, J., Arrué, B.B., Sager, C., Airo, A., Feige, J. (2025). Mapping and Modelling of Sand Wedge Polygons in Saline Alluvial Sediments in the Atacama Desert Using Ground-Penetrating Radar. 2025 13th International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar (IWAGPR), 1-4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/IWAGPR65621.2025.11109047
Feige, J., Airo, A., Berger, D., Brückner, D., Gärtner, A., Genge, M., Leya, I., Hecht, L., Klingner, N., Lachner, J., Li, X., Merchel, S., Nissen, J., Patzer, A.B.C., Peterson, S., Schropp, A., Sager, C., Suttle, M.D., Trappitsch, R., Weinhold, J. (2024). Constraints on the Spatial Origins of Individual Micrometeorites: Evidence from Cosmogenic Radionuclides 26Al and 10Be. Lunar and Planetary Institute Contributions, 3036. URL: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2024/pdf/6399.pdf