Copper, a native metal found in ores, is the principal metal in bronze and brass. It is a
reddish metal with a density of 8920 kg m− 3. All of copper's compounds tend to be brightly …

At Gale crater, Mars, ChemCam acquired its first laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
(LIBS) target on Sol 13 of the landed portion of the mission (a Sol is a Mars day). Up to Sol …

The Moon has a tenuous atmosphere produced by space weathering. The short-lived nature
of the atoms surrounding the Moon necessitates continuous replenishment from lunar …

Diet is a crucial trait of an animal's lifestyle and ecology. The trophic level of an organism
indicates its functional position within an ecosystem and holds significance for its ecology …

Volatile elements have a fundamental role in the evolution of planets. But how budgets of
volatiles were set in planets, and the nature and extent of volatile-depletion of planetary …

The zinc stable isotope system has been successfully applied to many and varied fields in
geochemistry, but to date it is still not completely clear how this isotope system is affected by …

The causes of some stable isotopic variations in felsic rocks are not well understood. In
particular, the origin of the heavy Fe isotopic compositions (ie, high δ56Fe values, deviation …

The characterization of Neandertals' diets has mostly relied on nitrogen isotope analyses of
bone and tooth collagen. However, few nitrogen isotope data have been recovered from …

Just as the use of new tools revolutionized lunar science in 1610 (Galileo's telescope), 1840
(photography), and 1960s–1970s and 1990s (over 45 robotic and human missions to the …

Iron is the only polyvalent major element, and controls reduction–oxidation (redox) reactions
in a host of geologic processes and reservoirs, from the mineral-to planetary-scale, on Earth …