Spectral evidence for hydrated salts in recurring slope lineae on Mars

L Ojha, MB Wilhelm, SL Murchie, AS McEwen… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Determining whether liquid water exists on the Martian surface is central to understanding
the hydrologic cycle and potential for extant life on Mars. Recurring slope lineae, narrow …

Advances in hyperspectral remote sensing of vegetation and agricultural crops

PS Thenkabail, JG Lyon, A Huete - Fundamentals, sensor systems …, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
Hyperspectral data (Table 1) is acquired as continuous narrowbands (eg, each band with 1
to 10 nanometer or nm bandwidths) over a range of electromagnetic spectrum (eg, 400 …

Revised CRISM spectral parameters and summary products based on the currently detected mineral diversity on Mars

CE Viviano, FP Seelos, SL Murchie… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The investigation of hyperspectral data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Compact
Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) and the Observatoire pour la …

Hydrous minerals on Mars as seen by the CRISM and OMEGA imaging spectrometers: Updated global view

J Carter, F Poulet, JP Bibring… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The surface of Mars has preserved the record of early environments in which its basaltic
crust was altered by liquid water. These aqueous environments have survived in the form of …

Assessing the mineralogy of the watershed and fan deposits of the Jezero crater paleolake system, Mars

TA Goudge, JF Mustard, JW Head… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We present results from geomorphic map** and visible to near‐infrared spectral analyses
of the Jezero crater paleolake basin and its associated watershed. The goal of this study is …

An interval of high salinity in ancient Gale crater lake on Mars

W Rapin, BL Ehlmann, G Dromart, J Schieber… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Precipitated minerals, including salts, are primary tracers of atmospheric conditions and
water chemistry in lake basins. Ongoing in situ exploration by the Curiosity rover of …

The stratigraphy and evolution of lower Mount Sharp from spectral, morphological, and thermophysical orbital data sets

AA Fraeman, BL Ehlmann, RE Arvidson… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We have developed a refined geologic map and stratigraphy for lower Mount Sharp using
coordinated analyses of new spectral, thermophysical, and morphologic orbital data …

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 …

Sedimentological evidence for a deltaic origin of the western fan deposit in Jezero crater, Mars and implications for future exploration

TA Goudge, RE Milliken, JW Head, JF Mustard… - Earth and Planetary …, 2017 - Elsevier
We examine the stratigraphic architecture and mineralogy of the western fan deposit in the
Jezero crater paleolake on Mars to reassess whether this fan formed as a delta in a standing …

Geological characteristics of China's Tianwen-1 landing site at Utopia Planitia, Mars

X Wu, Y Liu, C Zhang, Y Wu, F Zhang, J Du, Z Liu… - Icarus, 2021 - Elsevier
China's first Mars mission Tianwen-1 successfully touched down the surface of the southern
Utopia Planitia on 15th May 2021. In this study we investigate the geological characteristics …