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 …

Mission overview and scientific contributions from the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover after eight years of surface operations

AR Vasavada - Space Science Reviews, 2022‏ - Springer
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 …

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 …

Ancient Martian aeolian processes and palaeomorphology reconstructed from the Stimson formation on the lower slope of Aeolis Mons, Gale crater, Mars

SG Banham, S Gupta, DM Rubin, JA Watkins… - …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Reconstruction of the palaeoenvironmental context of Martian sedimentary rocks is central to
studies of ancient Martian habitability and regional palaeoclimate history. This paper reports …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple stages of aqueous alteration along fractures in mudstone and sandstone strata in Gale Crater, Mars

AS Yen, DW Ming, DT Vaniman, R Gellert… - Earth and Planetary …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Mars rover Curiosity in Gale crater conducted the first-ever direct chemical and
mineralogical comparisons of samples that have clear parent (unaltered) and daughter …

Geologic constraints on early Mars climate

ES Kite - Space Science Reviews, 2019‏ - Springer
Early Mars climate research has well-defined goals (MEPAG 2018). Achieving these goals
requires geologists and climate modelers to coordinate. Coordination is easier if results are …

The potential science and engineering value of samples delivered to Earth by Mars sample return: International MSR Objectives and Samples Team (iMOST)

DW Beaty, MM Grady, HY McSween… - … & Planetary Science, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Return of samples from the surface of Mars has been a goal of the international Mars
science community for many years. Affirmation by NASA and ESA of the importance of Mars …

A field guide to finding fossils on Mars

S McMahon, T Bosak, JP Grotzinger… - Journal of …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
The Martian surface is cold, dry, exposed to biologically harmful radiation and apparently
barren today. Nevertheless, there is clear geological evidence for warmer, wetter intervals in …

Overview of the morphology and chemistry of diagenetic features in the clay‐rich Glen Torridon unit of Gale crater, Mars

PJ Gasda, J Comellas, A Essunfeld… - Journal of …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The clay‐rich Glen Torridon region of Gale crater, Mars, was explored between sols
2300 and 3007. Here, we analyzed the diagenetic features observed by Curiosity, including …

On the diversity and formation modes of martian minerals

RM Hazen, RT Downs, SM Morrison… - Journal of …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
A systematic survey of 161 known and postulated minerals originating on Mars points to 20
different mineral‐forming processes (paragenetic modes), which are a subset of formation …