Raman microspectroscopy for microbiology
Raman microspectroscopy offers microbiologists a rapid and non-destructive technique to
assess the chemical composition of individual live microorganisms in near real time. In this …
assess the chemical composition of individual live microorganisms in near real time. In this …
Perseverance's scanning habitable environments with Raman and luminescence for organics and chemicals (SHERLOC) investigation
R Bhartia, LW Beegle, L DeFlores, W Abbey… - Space Science …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for
Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) is a robotic arm-mounted instrument on NASA's …
Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) is a robotic arm-mounted instrument on NASA's …
Clay minerals on Mars: An up-to-date review with future perspectives
Clay minerals, or analogously phyllosilicates, are some of the most astonishing minerals
ever discovered on Mars due to their roles as indicators of water-rock interaction. Their …
ever discovered on Mars due to their roles as indicators of water-rock interaction. Their …
The rock-hosted biosphere
AS Templeton, TA Caro - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Our understanding of Earth's rock-hosted subsurface biosphere has advanced over the past
two decades through the collection and analysis of fluids and rocks from aquifers within the …
two decades through the collection and analysis of fluids and rocks from aquifers within the …
Characterizing hydrated sulfates and altered phases in Jezero Crater fan and floor geologic units with SHERLOC on Mars 2020
YY Phua, BL Ehlmann, S Siljeström… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has explored fluvio‐lacustrine sedimentary
rocks within Jezero crater. Prior work showed that igneous crater floor Séítah and Máaz …
rocks within Jezero crater. Prior work showed that igneous crater floor Séítah and Máaz …
Earth to mars: a protocol for characterizing permafrost in the context of climate change as an analog for extraplanetary exploration
Permafrost is important from an exobiology and climate change perspective. It serves as an
analog for extraplanetary exploration, and it threatens to emit globally significant amounts of …
analog for extraplanetary exploration, and it threatens to emit globally significant amounts of …
A deep ultraviolet Raman and fluorescence spectral library of 51 organic compounds for the SHERLOC instrument onboard Mars 2020
We report deep ultraviolet (DUV) Raman and Fluorescence spectra obtained on a
SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics …
SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics …
Investigating habitability with an integrated rock-climbing robot and astrobiology instrument suite
A prototype rover carrying an astrobiology payload was developed and deployed at analog
field sites to mature generalized system architectures capable of searching for biosignatures …
field sites to mature generalized system architectures capable of searching for biosignatures …
Subsurface science and search for life in ocean worlds
JD Lawrence, AD Mullen, FE Bryson… - The Planetary …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Several worlds in our solar system are thought to hold oceans of liquid water beneath their
frozen surfaces. These subsurface ice and ocean environments are promising targets in the …
frozen surfaces. These subsurface ice and ocean environments are promising targets in the …
Synthesis and characterization of Fe (III)-Fe (II)-Mg-Al smectite solid solutions and implications for planetary science
This study demonstrates the synergies and limits of multiple measurement types for the
detection of smectite chemistry and oxidation state on planetary surfaces to infer past …
detection of smectite chemistry and oxidation state on planetary surfaces to infer past …