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 …

Raman characterization of the CanMars rover field campaign samples using the Raman Laser Spectrometer ExoMars simulator: implications for Mars and planetary …

EA Lalla, M Konstantinidis, M Veneranda, MG Daly… - Astrobiology, 2022 - liebertpub.com
The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover landed on February 18, 2021, and has started ground
operations. The ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover will touch down on June 10, 2023 …

Combined spectroscopic analysis of terrestrial analogs from a simulated astronaut mission using the laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) Raman sensor …

EA Lalla, M Konstantinidis, E Lymer… - Applied …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
One of the primary objectives of planetary exploration is the search for signs of life (past,
present, or future). Formulating an understanding of the geochemical processes on …

Elemental estimation of terrestrial analogues from the CanMars rover field campaign using LiRS: Implications for detecting silica-rich deposits on Mars

M Konstantinidis, EA Lalla, MG Daly, G Lopez-Reyes… - Icarus, 2021 - Elsevier
As space agencies plan for the continuous deployment of rovers and landers to planetary
bodies such as the Moon and Mars, an in-depth, quantitative, and qualitative understanding …

Modelling Experts' Sampling Strategy to Balance Multiple Objectives During Scientific Explorations

S Liu, CG Wilson, ZI Lee, F Qian - Proceedings of the 2024 ACM/IEEE …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Our analysis of human sampling decision data reveals that scientists adapt their sampling
strategies to balance multiple objectives based on two key factors: the current level of …

CanMars mission Science Team operational results: Implications for operations and the sample selection process for Mars Sample Return (MSR)

CM Caudill, AJ Pontefract, GR Osinski… - Planetary and Space …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The CanMars Mars sample return (MSR) analogue mission was conducted as a
field and operational test for the Mars 2020 sample cache rover mission and was the most …

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 …

Utility and applications of rover science autonomy capabilities: outcomes from a high-fidelity analogue mission simulation

R Francis, E Pilles, GR Osinski, K McIsaac… - Planetary and Space …, 2019 - Elsevier
The 2016 CanMars analogue mission simulated a Mars rover operation modeled very
closely on NASA's Mars 2020 mission, with a comparable rover, instrument suite, and …

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 …