Hundreds of ancient lake basins detected on Mars via orbital remote sensing represent rare
oases of hydrosphere–atmosphere–lithosphere interactions with great astrobiological …

We review the mineralogy of the surface of Mars, using data from various sources, including
in situ characterisations performed by landers, remote observations from orbit, and studies of …

Precipitated minerals, including salts, are primary tracers of atmospheric conditions and
water chemistry in lake basins. Ongoing in situ exploration by the Curiosity rover of …

Prebiotic systems chemistry suggests that high phosphate concentrations were necessary to
synthesise molecular building blocks and sustain primitive cellular systems. However …

Chlorides commonly precipitate during the evaporation of surface water or groundwater and
during volcanic outgassing. Spectrally distinct surface deposits consistent with chloride …

We use Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) data to identify and characterize the
global distribution of distinct materials interpreted to contain chloride salts on the Martian …

Carbonates are key minerals for understanding ancient Martian environments because they
are indicators of potentially habitable, neutral‐to‐alkaline water and may be an important …

In situ and orbital exploration of the martian surface has shown that acidic, saline liquid
water was intermittently available on ancient Mars. The habitability of these waters depends …

The Eridania region in the southern highlands of Mars once contained a vast inland sea with
a volume of water greater than that of all other Martian lakes combined. Here we show that …

Abstract The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover is traversing a sequence of stratified
sedimentary rocks in Gale crater that contain varied eolian, fluviodeltaic, and lake deposits …