The CanMars Mars sample return analogue mission

GR Osinski, M Battler, CM Caudill, R Francis… - Planetary and Space …, 2019 - Elsevier
The return of samples from known locations on Mars is among the highest priority goals of
the international planetary science community. A possible scenario for Mars Sample Return …

Biosignature detection by Mars rover equivalent instruments in samples from the CanMars Mars Sample Return Analogue Deployment

JM Stromberg, A Parkinson, M Morison… - Planetary and Space …, 2019 - Elsevier
This work details the laboratory analysis of a suite of 10 samples collected from an inverted
fluvial channel near Hanksville, Utah, USA as a part of the CanMars Mars Sample Return …

Field and laboratory validation of remote rover operations Science Team findings: The CanMars Mars Sample Return analogue mission

CM Caudill, GR Osinski, E Pilles, HM Sapers… - Planetary and Space …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The CanMars Mars Sample Return Analogue Deployment (MSRAD) was a closely
simulated, end-to-end Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission scenario, with instrumentation …

Geological evaluation of the MSRAD field site by a human field party: Implications for rover-based exploration operations and for the future human exploration of Mars

DW Beaty, VJ Hipkin, CM Caudill, RF Hansen… - Planetary and Space …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper reports on a one day field validation exercise that took place in the context of the
2016 Canadian Space Agency-led Mars Sample Return Analogue Deployment. Here, a …

The use of GIS, mapping, and immersive technologies in the CanMars Mars Sample Return analogue mission; advantages for science interpretation and operational …

ZR Morse, E Harrington, PJA Hill… - Planetary and Space …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The CanMars Mars Sample Return (MSR) analogue mission was a high-fidelity
rover campaign conducted over a total of five weeks in November 2015 and November …

TEMMI, a Three-dimensional Exploration Multispectral Microscope Imager for planetary exploration missions

M Bourassa, GR Osinski, LL Tornabene… - Planetary and Space …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2009, the Canadian Space Agency funded a project to create a field-deployable
high-resolution microscope with 3D and multispectral capabilities. The instrument, called the …

Documentation processes during the CanMars mission: Observations and recommendations for future application in analogue and planetary missions

D Bednar, J Hawkswell, M Battler, D King… - Planetary and Space …, 2019 - Elsevier
This contribution provides and overview of the documentation process for the CanMars Mars
Sample Return rover mission conducted in partnership between the Canadian Space …