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 …

It is often acknowledged that the search for life on Mars might produce false positive results,
particularly via the detection of objects, patterns or substances that resemble the products of …

Collocated crystal sizes and mineral identities are critical for interpreting textural
relationships in rocks and testing geological hypotheses, but it has been previously …

Obtaining carbon isotopic information for organic carbon from Martian sediments has long
been a goal of planetary science, as it has the potential to elucidate the origin of such …

The wet chemistry experiments on the Sample Analysis at Mars instrument on NASA's
Curiosity rover were designed to facilitate gas chromatography mass spectrometry analyses …

The Sample Analysis at Mars instrument stepped combustion experiment on a Yellowknife
Bay mudstone at Gale crater, Mars revealed the presence of organic carbon of Martian and …

Organic matter found in early Martian sediment may yield clues to the planet's environmental
conditions, prebiotic chemistry and habitability, but its origin remains unclear. Strong 13C …

Carbonate minerals are of particular interest in paleoenvironmental research as they are an
integral part of the carbon and water cycles, both of which are relevant to habitability. Given …

The Perseverance rover has collected seven oriented samples of sedimentary rocks, all
likely older than the oldest signs of widespread life on Earth, at the exposed base of the …

The search for evidence of past prebiotic or biotic activity on Mars will be enhanced by the
return of samples to Earth laboratories. While impressive analytical feats have been …