Eight samples from saline environments were collected on an EVA to Candor Chasma. The vegetation was much more pronounced in Candor Chasma than the area around the Hab. The valley appears to be a collection point for water from the surrounding area and may represent slightly more humid environment than the areas previously sampled. This is promising in terms of the viability of microbial life.

The sample collection tools of a field biologist

Sample CC01: Gypsum crust from Candor Chasma, west facing slope.
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Sample CC02: Gypsum crust from Candor Chasma, west facing slope.
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Sample CC03: Gypsum crust from Candor Chasma, south facing slope.
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Sample CC04: Calcite layer from the dry river bed at the bottom of Candor Chasma.
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Sample CC05: Evaporite outcrop in bottom of dry river bed in Candor Chasma
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Sample CC06: Gypsum crust from low bank of dry river bed in Candor Chasma (North facing).
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Sample CC07: Gypsum crust from low bank of dry river bed in Candor Chasma (South facing).
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Sample CC08: Gypsum crystal found in the bed of the dry river in Candor Chasma.
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Sample collection in the dry river bed of Candor Chasma