Robotics and autonomous systems have been instrumental to space exploration by
enabling scientific breakthroughs and by fulfilling human curiosity and ambition to conquer …

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 …

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the outermost of the rocky, terrestrial planets that
make up the inner solar system. Of this planetary family, Mars is only larger than Mercury …

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

The objectives of this paper are twofold: first, to report our estimates of the meter‐to‐
decameter‐scale topography and slopes of candidate landing sites for the Phoenix mission …

Dust aerosol plays a fundamental role in the behavior and evolution of the martian
atmosphere. The first five Mars years of Mars Exploration Rover data provide an …

The selection of Gale crater as the Mars Science Laboratory landing site took over five
years, involved broad participation of the science community via five open workshops, and …

The Mössbauer (MB) spectrometer on Opportunity measured the Fe oxidation state,
identified Fe‐bearing phases, and measured relative abundances of Fe among those …

The rover Opportunity has investigated the rim of Endeavour Crater, a large ancient impact
crater on Mars. Basaltic breccias produced by the impact form the rim deposits, with …

Abstract The Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover found evidence for groundwater activity in
the Meridiani Planum region of Mars, in the form of aeolian and fluvial sediments composed …