Mineralogy and geochemistry of sedimentary rocks and eolian sediments in Gale crater, Mars: A review after six Earth years of exploration with Curiosity

EB Rampe, DF Blake, TF Bristow, DW Ming… - Geochemistry, 2020‏ - Elsevier
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 …

High-pressure studies with x-rays using diamond anvil cells

G Shen, HK Mao - Reports on progress in Physics, 2016‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Pressure profoundly alters all states of matter. The symbiotic development of ultrahigh-
pressure diamond anvil cells, to compress samples to sustainable multi-megabar pressures; …

Mars Science Laboratory CheMin data from the Glen Torridon region and the significance of lake‐groundwater interactions in interpreting mineralogy and sedimentary …

MT Thorpe, TF Bristow, EB Rampe… - Journal of …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Glen Torridon (GT) region in Gale crater, Mars is a region with strong clay
mineral signatures inferred from orbital spectroscopy. The CheMin X‐ray diffraction (XRD) …

Simultaneous band-gap narrowing and carrier-lifetime prolongation of organic–inorganic trihalide perovskites

L Kong, G Liu, J Gong, Q Hu, RD Schaller… - Proceedings of the …, 2016‏ - pnas.org
The organic–inorganic hybrid lead trihalide perovskites have been emerging as the most
attractive photovoltaic materials. As regulated by Shockley–Queisser theory, a formidable …

Ice-VII inclusions in diamonds: Evidence for aqueous fluid in Earth's deep mantle

O Tschauner, S Huang, E Greenberg, VB Prakapenka… - Science, 2018‏ - science.org
Water-rich regions in Earth's deeper mantle are suspected to play a key role in the global
water budget and the mobility of heat-generating elements. We show that ice-VII occurs as …

Mineralogy of Vera Rubin ridge from the Mars science laboratory CheMin instrument

EB Rampe, TF Bristow, RV Morris… - Journal of …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Vera Rubin ridge (VRR) is an erosion‐resistant feature on the northwestern slope of Mount
Sharp in Gale crater, Mars, and orbital visible/shortwave infrared measurements indicate it …

Brine-driven destruction of clay minerals in Gale crater, Mars

TF Bristow, JP Grotzinger, EB Rampe, J Cuadros… - Science, 2021‏ - science.org
Mars' sedimentary rock record preserves information on geological (and potential
astrobiological) processes that occurred on the planet billions of years ago. The Curiosity …

Discovery of bridgmanite, the most abundant mineral in Earth, in a shocked meteorite

O Tschauner, C Ma, JR Beckett, C Prescher… - Science, 2014‏ - science.org
Meteorites exposed to high pressures and temperatures during impact-induced shock often
contain minerals whose occurrence and stability normally confine them to the deeper …

Mineralogy, provenance, and diagenesis of a potassic basaltic sandstone on Mars: CheMin X‐ray diffraction of the Windjana sample (Kimberley area, Gale Crater)

AH Treiman, DL Bish, DT Vaniman… - Journal of …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
The Windjana drill sample, a sandstone of the Dillinger member (Kimberley formation, Gale
Crater, Mars), was analyzed by CheMin X‐ray diffraction (XRD) in the MSL Curiosity rover …

Mineralogy of an active eolian sediment from the Namib dune, Gale crater, Mars

CN Achilles, RT Downs, DW Ming… - Journal of …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, is using a comprehensive scientific
payload to explore rocks and soils in Gale crater, Mars. Recent investigations of the Bagnold …