Mineralogy and geochemistry of sedimentary rocks and eolian sediments in Gale crater, Mars: A review after six Earth years of exploration with Curiosity

EB Rampe, DF Blake, TF Bristow, DW Ming… - Geochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover arrived at Mars in August 2012 with a
primary goal of characterizing the habitability of ancient and modern environments. Curiosity …

The Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer, MEDA. A suite of environmental sensors for the Mars 2020 mission

JA Rodriguez-Manfredi, M De la Torre Juárez… - Space science …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract NASA's Mars 2020 (M2020) rover mission includes a suite of sensors to monitor
current environmental conditions near the surface of Mars and to constrain bulk aerosol …

Mars' surface radiation environment measured with the Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity rover

DM Hassler, C Zeitlin, RF Wimmer-Schweingruber… - science, 2014 - science.org
The Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) on the Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity rover
began making detailed measurements of the cosmic ray and energetic particle radiation …

Mars Science Laboratory mission and science investigation

JP Grotzinger, J Crisp, AR Vasavada… - Space science …, 2012 - Springer
Scheduled to land in August of 2012, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Mission was
initiated to explore the habitability of Mars. This includes both modern environments as well …

Transient liquid water and water activity at Gale crater on Mars

FJ Martín-Torres, MP Zorzano, P Valentín-Serrano… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Water is a requirement for life as we know it. Indirect evidence of transient liquid water has
been observed from orbiter on equatorial Mars, in contrast with expectations from large …

The modern near-surface Martian climate: a review of in-situ meteorological data from Viking to Curiosity

GM Martinez, CN Newman… - Space Science …, 2017 - Springer
We analyze the complete set of in-situ meteorological data obtained from the Viking landers
in the 1970s to today's Curiosity rover to review our understanding of the modern near …

A new analysis of Mars “special regions”: findings of the second MEPAG Special Regions Science Analysis Group (SR-SAG2)

JD Rummel, DW Beaty, MA Jones, C Bakermans… - 2014 - liebertpub.com
A committee of the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) has reviewed and
updated the description of Special Regions on Mars as places where terrestrial organisms …

Mission overview and scientific contributions from the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover after eight years of surface operations

AR Vasavada - Space Science Reviews, 2022 - Springer
Abstract NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, with its Curiosity rover, has been
exploring Gale crater (5.4° S, 137.8° E) since 2012 with the goal of assessing the potential of …

China's Mars exploration mission and science investigation

C Li, R Zhang, D Yu, G Dong, J Liu, Y Geng… - Space Science …, 2021 - Springer
China's first Mars exploration mission (HuoXing-1) has been named as 'Tianwen-1'meaning
Heaven Inquiry. Tianwen-1 was launched on July 23, 2020. In this paper, the scientific …

Abundance and isotopic composition of gases in the Martian atmosphere from the Curiosity rover

PR Mahaffy, CR Webster, SK Atreya, H Franz, M Wong… - Science, 2013 - science.org
Volume mixing and isotope ratios secured with repeated atmospheric measurements taken
with the Sample Analysis at Mars instrument suite on the Curiosity rover are: carbon dioxide …