Modern Mars' geomorphological activity, driven by wind, frost, and gravity

S Diniega, AM Bramson, B Buratti, P Buhler, DM Burr… - Geomorphology, 2021 - Elsevier
Extensive evidence of landform-scale martian geomorphic changes has been acquired in
the last decade, and the number and range of examples of surface activity have increased …

Evidence for widespread hydrated minerals on asteroid (101955) Bennu

VE Hamilton, AA Simon, PR Christensen, DC Reuter… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Early spectral data from the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and
Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission reveal evidence for abundant hydrated …

Thermal infrared (vibrational) spectroscopy of Mg–Fe olivines: A review and applications to determining the composition of planetary surfaces

VE Hamilton - Geochemistry, 2010 - Elsevier
The reststrahlen features in thermal infrared, or vibrational, spectra of Mg-Fe olivines ((Mg,
Fe) 2SiO4) exhibit trends in position, strength, and number of features that are diagnostic of …

Bright carbonate veins on asteroid (101955) Bennu: Implications for aqueous alteration history

HH Kaplan, DS Lauretta, AA Simon, VE Hamilton… - Science, 2020 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Carbonaceous asteroids formed early in Solar System history and
experienced varying degrees of aqueous (water-rock) and thermal alteration. Most models …

Soil diversity and hydration as observed by ChemCam at Gale Crater, Mars

PY Meslin, O Gasnault, O Forni, S Schröder, A Cousin… - Science, 2013 - science.org
The ChemCam instrument, which provides insight into martian soil chemistry at the
submillimeter scale, identified two principal soil types along the Curiosity rover traverse: a …

Mineralogy of an active eolian sediment from the Namib dune, Gale crater, Mars

CN Achilles, RT Downs, DW Ming… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, is using a comprehensive scientific
payload to explore rocks and soils in Gale crater, Mars. Recent investigations of the Bagnold …

Chemistry, mineralogy, and grain properties at Namib and High dunes, Bagnold dune field, Gale crater, Mars: A synthesis of Curiosity rover observations

BL Ehlmann, KS Edgett, B Sutter… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover performed coordinated measurements
to examine the textures and compositions of aeolian sands in the active Bagnold dune field …

Distinct carbonate lithologies in Jezero crater, Mars

AM Zastrow, TD Glotch - Geophysical Research Letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Jezero crater is the landing site for the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. The Noachian‐aged
crater has undergone several periods of fluvial and lacustrine activity and phyllosilicate‐and …

Evidence for limited compositional and particle size variation on asteroid (101955) Bennu from thermal infrared spectroscopy

VE Hamilton, PR Christensen, HH Kaplan… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. Asteroid (101955) Bennu is the target of NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation,
Resource Identification, and Security–Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission. The …

Bulk mineralogy of the NE Syrtis and Jezero crater regions of Mars derived through thermal infrared spectral analyses

MR Salvatore, TA Goudge, MS Bramble, CS Edwards… - Icarus, 2018 - Elsevier
We investigated the area to the northwest of the Isidis impact basin (hereby referred to as
“NW Isidis”) using thermal infrared emission datasets to characterize and quantify bulk …