The past fifteen years of orbital infrared spectroscopy and in situ exploration have led to a
new understanding of the composition and history of Mars. Globally, Mars has a basaltic …

Abstract The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) investigation of the Mars Science Laboratory
(MSL) addresses the chemical and isotopic composition of the atmosphere and volatiles …

ChemCam is a remote sensing instrument suite on board the “Curiosity” rover (NASA) that
uses Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) to provide the elemental composition …

Martian aqueous mineral deposits have been examined and characterized using data
acquired during Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's (MRO) primary science phase, including …

Gale Crater contains a 5.2 km-high central mound of layered material that is largely
sedimentary in origin and has been considered as a potential landing site for both the MER …

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 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 …

The part of the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer (CRISM) for Mars
investigation conducted during the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's (MRO's) primary science …

The last decade of Mars exploration produced a series of discoveries that provide
compelling evidence for the existence of sedimentary rocks on Mars. Previously, Mars was …

The Meridiani Planum region of Mars has been identified as a region of past aqueous
activity by a combination of orbital and in situ observations that revealed evidence for sulfate …