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 …

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 …

Beta-FeOOH nanoparticles: a promising nano-based material for water treatment and remediation

MO Akharame, BO Fagbayigbo, O Pereao… - Journal of Nanoparticle …, 2021 - Springer
The use of nanomaterials in water treatment operations has taken a prominent position in
recent years due to the perceived outstanding efficiencies and outputs. The selection of …

Reflectance of Jezero crater floor: 2. Mineralogical interpretation

L Mandon, C Quantin‐Nataf, C Royer… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Perseverance rover landed in the ancient lakebed of Jezero crater, Mars on February
2021. Here, we assess the mineralogy of the rocks, regolith, and dust measured during the …

Orbital evidence for more widespread carbonate‐bearing rocks on Mars

JJ Wray, SL Murchie, JL Bishop… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Carbonates are key minerals for understanding ancient Martian environments because they
are indicators of potentially habitable, neutral‐to‐alkaline water and may be an important …

A Mars orbital catalog of aqueous alteration signatures (MOCAAS)

J Carter, L Riu, F Poulet, JP Bibring, Y Langevin… - Icarus, 2023 - Elsevier
We describe the completion of the MOCAAS project providing a global repository of
secondary minerals formed through interaction with water on Mars. This work is based on …

Characteristics, origins, and biosignature preservation potential of carbonate‐bearing rocks within and outside of Jezero crater

JD Tarnas, KM Stack, M Parente… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Carbonate minerals have been detected in Jezero crater, an ancient lake basin that is the
landing site of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, and within the regional olivine‐bearing …

Earth-like habitable environments in the subsurface of Mars

JD Tarnas, JF Mustard, B Sherwood Lollar… - Astrobiology, 2021 - liebertpub.com
In Earth's deep continental subsurface, where groundwaters are often isolated for> 106 to
109 years, energy released by radionuclides within rock produces oxidants and reductants …

Constraining the spectral behavior of the clay-bearing outcrops in Oxia Planum, the landing site for ExoMars “Rosalind Franklin” rover

J Brossier, F Altieri, MC De Sanctis, A Frigeri, M Ferrari… - Icarus, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Oxia Planum (335.5° E, 18.2° N) is selected as the landing site for ExoMars rover
mission (ESA/Roscosmos), where the “Rosalind Franklin” rover is scheduled to land in the …

Iron mobility during diagenesis at Vera Rubin ridge, Gale crater, Mars

J L'Haridon, N Mangold, AA Fraeman… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The Curiosity rover investigated a topographic structure known as Vera Rubin ridge,
associated with a hematite signature in orbital spectra. There, Curiosity encountered …