Abstract NASA's Mars 2020 (M2020) rover mission includes a suite of sensors to monitor
current environmental conditions near the surface of Mars and to constrain bulk aerosol …

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 …

Early spectral data from the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and
Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission reveal evidence for abundant hydrated …

We have produced a multiannual climatology of airborne dust from martian year 24–31
using multiple datasets of retrieved or estimated column optical depths. The datasets are …

Thick deposits cover broad regions of the Martian mid-latitudes with a smooth mantle;
erosion in these regions creates scarps that expose the internal structure of the mantle. We …

The investigation of hyperspectral data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Compact
Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) and the Observatoire pour la …

The HiRISE camera features a 0.5 m diameter primary mirror, 12 m effective focal length,
and a focal plane system that can acquire images containing up to 28 Gb (gigabits) of data …

The Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA), an instrument on the Mars Global Surveyor
spacecraft, has measured the topography, surface roughness, and 1.064‐μm reflectivity of …

Global mineralogical map** of Mars by the Observatoire pour la Mineralogie, l'Eau, les
Glaces et l'Activité (OMEGA) instrument on the European Space Agency's Mars Express …

The Context Camera (CTX) on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is a Facility
Instrument (ie, government‐furnished equipment operated by a science team not …