Spectral diversity of rocks and soils in Mastcam observations along the Curiosity rover's traverse in Gale crater, Mars

MS Rice, C Seeger, J Bell, F Calef… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover has explored over 400 m of vertical
stratigraphy within Gale crater to date. These fluvio‐deltaic, lacustrine, and aeolian strata …

Variable iron mineralogy and redox conditions recorded in ancient rocks measured by in situ visible/near‐infrared spectroscopy at Jezero crater, Mars

L Mandon, BL Ehlmann, RC Wiens… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Using relative reflectance measurements from the Mastcam‐Z and SuperCam instruments
on the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, we assess the variability of Fe mineralogy in …

Spectral Variability of Rocks and Soils on the Jezero Crater Floor: A Summary of Multispectral Observations From Perseverance's Mastcam‐Z Instrument

MS Rice, JR Johnson, CC Million… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
NASA's Mars‐2020 Perseverance rover spent its first year in Jezero crater studying the mafic
lava flows of the Máaz formation and the ultramafic cumulates of the Séítah formation, both …

Sedimentary response to the paleogeographic and tectonic evolution of the southern North China Craton during the late Paleozoic and Mesozoic

DB Yang, HT Yang, JP Shi, WL Xu, F Wang - Gondwana Research, 2017 - Elsevier
With the aim of constraining the influence of the surrounding plates on the Late Paleozoic–
Mesozoic paleogeographic and tectonic evolution of the southern North China Craton …

Syndepositional precipitation of calcium sulfate in Gale Crater, Mars

LC Kah, KM Stack, JL Eigenbrode, RA Yingst… - Terra …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Lacustrine sedimentary rocks of the Murray formation, Gale Crater, Mars, contain evidence
for early diagenetic mineral precipitation. High‐resolution MAHLI images permit detailed …

Mars surface context cameras past, present, and future

MD Gunn, CR Cousins - Earth and Space Science, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Mars has been the focus of robotic space exploration since the 1960s, in which time there
have been over 40 missions, some successful, some not. Camera systems have been a core …

Diverse lithologies and alteration events on the rim of Noachian‐aged Endeavour crater, Meridiani Planum, Mars: In situ compositional evidence

DW Mittlefehldt, R Gellert, S VanBommel… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We report the results of geological studies by the Opportunity Mars rover on the Endeavour
Crater rim. Four major units occur in the region (oldest to youngest): the Matijevic …

Context of ancient aqueous environments on Mars from in situ geologic map** at Endeavour Crater

LS Crumpler, RE Arvidson, J Bell… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Using the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, we have compiled one of the first
field geologic maps on Mars while traversing the Noachian terrain along the rim of the 22 km …

VNIR multispectral observations of aqueous alteration materials by the Pancams on the Spirit and Opportunity Mars Exploration Rovers

WH Farrand, JR Johnson, MS Rice, A Wang… - American …, 2016 - degruyter.com
Multispectral visible and near infrared (VNIR) observations from the Mars Exploration Rover
Pancam multispectral stereo camera systems are consistent with materials having been …

[HTML][HTML] Remote detection of past habitability at Mars-analogue hydrothermal alteration terrains using an ExoMars Panoramic Camera emulator

JK Harris, CR Cousins, M Gunn, PM Grindrod… - Icarus, 2015 - Elsevier
A major scientific goal of the European Space Agency's ExoMars 2018 rover is to identify
evidence of life within the martian rock record. Key to this objective is the remote detection of …