The sample analysis at Mars investigation and instrument suite

PR Mahaffy, CR Webster, M Cabane, PG Conrad… - Space Science …, 2012 - Springer
Abstract The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) investigation of the Mars Science Laboratory
(MSL) addresses the chemical and isotopic composition of the atmosphere and volatiles …

The role of biology in planetary evolution: cyanobacterial primary production in low‐oxygen Proterozoic oceans

TL Hamilton, DA Bryant… - Environmental …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the role of biology in planetary evolution remains an outstanding challenge
to geobiologists. Progress towards unravelling this puzzle for Earth is hindered by the …

Aqueous alteration processes in Jezero crater, Mars—implications for organic geochemistry

EL Scheller, J Razzell Hollis, EL Cardarelli, A Steele… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The Perseverance rover landed in Jezero crater, Mars, in February 2021. We used the
Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and …

Radar evidence of subglacial liquid water on Mars

R Orosei, SE Lauro, E Pettinelli, A Cicchetti, M Coradini… - Science, 2018 - science.org
The presence of liquid water at the base of the martian polar caps has long been suspected
but not observed. We surveyed the Planum Australe region using the MARSIS (Mars …

Habitability on early Mars and the search for biosignatures with the ExoMars Rover

JL Vago, F Westall, AJ Coates, R Jaumann… - Astrobiology, 2017 - liebertpub.com
The second ExoMars mission will be launched in 2020 to target an ancient location
interpreted to have strong potential for past habitability and for preserving physical and …

[图书][B] Atmospheric evolution on inhabited and lifeless worlds

DC Catling, JF Kasting - 2017 - books.google.com
As the search for Earth-like exoplanets gathers pace, in order to understand them, we need
comprehensive theories for how planetary atmospheres form and evolve. Written by two well …

Alteration history of Séítah formation rocks inferred by PIXL x-ray fluorescence, x-ray diffraction, and multispectral imaging on Mars

MM Tice, JA Hurowitz, AC Allwood, MWM Jones… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Collocated crystal sizes and mineral identities are critical for interpreting textural
relationships in rocks and testing geological hypotheses, but it has been previously …

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 …

The pale orange dot: the spectrum and habitability of hazy Archean Earth

G Arney, SD Domagal-Goldman, VS Meadows… - Astrobiology, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Recognizing whether a planet can support life is a primary goal of future exoplanet spectral
characterization missions, but past research on habitability assessment has largely ignored …

Volatile, isotope, and organic analysis of martian fines with the Mars Curiosity rover

LA Leshin, PR Mahaffy, CR Webster, M Cabane, P Coll… - Science, 2013 - science.org
Samples from the Rocknest aeolian deposit were heated to~ 835° C under helium flow and
evolved gases analyzed by Curiosity's Sample Analysis at Mars instrument suite. H2O, SO2 …