Anna Chiara Tangari received her PhD in Planetary Sciences from the University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Italy, in 2015. She is an independent researcher collaborating with the Remote Sensing and Planetology Laboratory at the same university. Her research focuses on planetary geology, soil science, sedimentology, and remote sensing, with particular emphasis on Martian surface processes and terrestrial analogues. Her work investigates clay mineral formation, weathering and pedogenic processes, and their implications for reconstructing past climatic conditions and habitability on Mars. She integrates field investigations, laboratory analyses, and hyperspectral remote sensing to characterize the mineralogical and geochemical properties of terrestrial and planetary surfaces. Her expertise also includes the provenance and evolution of siliciclastic sediments.