Mineralogy and geochemistry of sedimentary rocks and eolian sediments in Gale crater, Mars: A review after six Earth years of exploration with Curiosity
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 …
primary goal of characterizing the habitability of ancient and modern environments. Curiosity …
Habitability: a review
Habitability is a widely used word in the geoscience, planetary science, and astrobiology
literature, but what does it mean? In this review on habitability, we define it as the ability of …
literature, but what does it mean? In this review on habitability, we define it as the ability of …
A habitable fluvio-lacustrine environment at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars
The Curiosity rover discovered fine-grained sedimentary rocks, which are inferred to
represent an ancient lake and preserve evidence of an environment that would have been …
represent an ancient lake and preserve evidence of an environment that would have been …
Samples collected from the floor of Jezero Crater with the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover
The first samples collected by the Mars 2020 mission represent units exposed on the Jezero
Crater floor, from the potentially oldest Séítah formation outcrops to the potentially youngest …
Crater floor, from the potentially oldest Séítah formation outcrops to the potentially youngest …
Post-landing major element quantification using SuperCam laser induced breakdown spectroscopy
RB Anderson, O Forni, A Cousin, RC Wiens… - … Acta Part B: Atomic …, 2022 - Elsevier
The SuperCam instrument on the Perseverance Mars 2020 rover uses a pulsed 1064 nm
laser to ablate targets at a distance and conduct laser induced breakdown spectroscopy …
laser to ablate targets at a distance and conduct laser induced breakdown spectroscopy …
Evolved gas analyses of sedimentary rocks and eolian sediment in Gale Crater, Mars: Results of the Curiosity rover's sample analysis at Mars instrument from …
B Sutter, AC Mcadam, PR Mahaffy… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The sample analysis at Mars instrument evolved gas analyzer (SAM‐EGA) has detected
evolved water, H2, SO2, H2S, NO, CO2, CO, O2, and HCl from two eolian sediments and …
evolved water, H2, SO2, H2S, NO, CO2, CO, O2, and HCl from two eolian sediments and …
The magnetic and color reflectance properties of hematite: From Earth to Mars
Hematite is a canted antiferromagnet with reddish color that occurs widely on Earth and
Mars. Identification and quantification of hematite is conveniently achieved through its …
Mars. Identification and quantification of hematite is conveniently achieved through its …
Curiosity at Gale crater, Mars: Characterization and analysis of the Rocknest sand shadow
The Rocknest aeolian deposit is similar to aeolian features analyzed by the Mars
Exploration Rovers (MERs) Spirit and Opportunity. The fraction of sand< 150 micrometers in …
Exploration Rovers (MERs) Spirit and Opportunity. The fraction of sand< 150 micrometers in …
Ordered ferrimagnetic form of ferrihydrite reveals links among structure, composition, and magnetism
The natural nanomineral ferrihydrite is an important component of many environmental and
soil systems and has been implicated as the inorganic core of ferritin in biological systems …
soil systems and has been implicated as the inorganic core of ferritin in biological systems …
Soil diversity and hydration as observed by ChemCam at Gale Crater, Mars
PY Meslin, O Gasnault, O Forni, S Schröder, A Cousin… - Science, 2013 - science.org
The ChemCam instrument, which provides insight into martian soil chemistry at the
submillimeter scale, identified two principal soil types along the Curiosity rover traverse: a …
submillimeter scale, identified two principal soil types along the Curiosity rover traverse: a …