 | Rice, Melissa S., Gupta, Sanjeev, Treiman, Allan H., Stack, Kathryn M., Calef, Fred, Edgar, Lauren A., Grotzinger, John, Lanza, Nina, Le Deit, Laetitia, Lasue, Jeremie, Siebach, Kirsten L., Vasavada, Ashwin, Wiens, Roger C., Williams, Joshua (2017) Geologic overview of the Mars Science Laboratory rover mission at the Kimberley, Gale crater, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 122 (1) 2-20 doi:10.1002/2016je005200 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Overview of the Mars Science Laboratory Rover Mission at The Kimberley, Gale Crater, Mars Authors: Melissa...2AZ, UK 3 Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, TX 77058 4 Jet Propulsion...Geophysical Union. All rights reserved. Key Points: ï· Mars Science Laboratory explored the Kimberley waypoint...likely formed at the margins of a lake within Gale crater, prior to the existence of Mt. Sharp ï· The...including an alkali feldspar protolith Abstract The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover completed |  | | Thesis/Dissertation | | Crystalline and X-Ray Amorphous Materials in Gale Crater Rocks and Soils Item Type text; Electronic Dissertation...CRYSTALLINE AND X-RAY AMORPHOUS MATERIALS IN GALE CRATER ROCKS AND SOILS by Cherie N. Achilles ______...Crystalline and X-Ray Amorphous Materials in Gale Crater Rocks and Soils and recommend that it be accepted...Active Eolian Sediment from the Namib Dune, Gale Crater, Mars ............................................B: Mineralogy of the Murray Formation in Gale Crater, Mars........................ 18 APPENDIX C: Redetermination |  | Rampe, E.B., Ming, D.W., Blake, D.F., Bristow, T.F., Chipera, S.J., Grotzinger, J.P., Morris, R.V., Morrison, S.M., Vaniman, D.T., Yen, A.S., Achilles, C.N., Craig, P.I., Des Marais, D.J., Downs, R.T., Farmer, J.D., Fendrich, K.V., Gellert, R., Hazen, R.M., Kah, L.C., Morookian, J.M., Peretyazhko, T.S., Sarrazin, P., Treiman, A.H., Berger, J.A., Eigenbrode, J., FairĂ©n, A.G., Forni, O., Gupta, S., Hurowitz, J.A., Lanza, N.L., Schmidt, M.E., Siebach, K., Sutter, B., Thompson, L.M. (2017) Mineralogy of an ancient lacustrine mudstone succession from the Murray formation, Gale crater, Mars. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 471. 172-185 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2017.04.021 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mudstone succession from the Murray formation, Gale crater, Mars E.B. Rampe a,â , D.W. Ming a , D.F. Blake...online 12 May 2017 Editor: C. Sotin Keywords: Mars Gale crater X-ray diffraction diagenesis acid-sulfate...t The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover has been traversing strata at the base of Aeolis Mons (informally...and Ni are highly enriched with respect to average Mars crust at the base of the Pahrump Hills (by 7.7 and...where they are depleted with respect to average Mars crust (by more than an order of magnitude in some |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Determining Mineralogy on Mars with the CheMin X-Ray Diffractometer The CheMin team logo illustrating...illustrating the diffraction of minerals on Mars. Robert T. Downs1 and the MSL Science Team 1811-5209/15/0011-0045$2...bassanite), iron KEYWORDS : X-ray diffraction, Mars, Gale Crater, habitable environment, CheMin, oxides (hematite...temperature, pressure, and The Mars rover Curiosity landed in Gale Crater on August ambient chemical conditions...the principal goals of the mission is to identify Mars. A source rock, such as basalt, may be transformed |  | Morrison, Shaunna M., Downs, Robert T., Blake, David F., Vaniman, David T., Ming, Douglas W., Hazen, Robert M., Treiman, Allan H., Achilles, Cherie N., Yen, Albert S., Morris, Richard V., Rampe, Elizabeth B., Bristow, Thomas F., Chipera, Steve J., Sarrazin, Philippe C., Gellert, Ralf, Fendrich, Kim V., Morookian, John Michael, Farmer, Jack D., Des Marais, David J., Craig, Patricia I. (2018) Crystal chemistry of martian minerals from Bradbury Landing through Naukluft Plateau, Gale crater, Mars. American Mineralogist, 103 (6) 857-871 doi:10.2138/am-2018-6124 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from Bradbury Landing through Naukluft Plateau, Gale crater, Marsk Shaunna M. Morrison1,2,*,â , Robert T....S.A. 6 Lunar and Planetary Institute, USRA, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77058, U.S.A. 7 Jet...diffractometer onboard the NASA Curiosity rover in Gale crater, Mars. The sampled materials include two wind-blown...Rocknest and Gobabeb, six mudstones in the Yellowknife Bay formation (John Klein and Cumberland) and the...phases observed with the CheMin instrument in the Gale crater include plagioclase, sanidine, P21/c and C2/c |  | Rampe, E. B., Lapotre, M. G. A., Bristow, T. F., Arvidson, R. E., Morris, R. V., Achilles, C. N., Weitz, C., Blake, D. F., Ming, D. W., Morrison, S. M., Vaniman, D. T., Chipera, S. J., Downs, R. T., Grotzinger, J. P., Hazen, R. M., Peretyazhko, T. S., Sutter, B., Tu, V., Yen, A. S., Horgan, B., Castle, N., Craig, P. I., Des Marais, D. J., Farmer, J., Gellert, R., McAdam, A. C., Morookian, J. M., Sarrazin, P. C., Treiman, A. H. (2018) Sand Mineralogy Within the Bagnold Dunes, Gale Crater, as Observed In Situ and From Orbit. Geophysical Research Letters, 45 (18) 9488-9497 doi:10.1029/2018gl079073 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Sand mineralogy within the Bagnold Dunes, Gale crater, as observed in situ and from orbit E. B. Rampe1...two locations in the Bagnold Dune Field in Gale crater, Mars. X-ray diffraction data from the CheMin instrument...during Phase 2 of the BagnoldDunes campaign in Gale crater, Mars. Ogunquit Beach, a sample scooped from a large-ripple...Field on the plains of Gale crater, Mars, are sorted by their composition. The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity...weathering, 3620 Mineral and crystal chemistry (1042) Mars, eolian, mineralogy, X-ray diffraction, CheMin, |  | Bedford, C.C., Bridges, J.C., Schwenzer, S.P., Wiens, R.C., Rampe, E.B., Frydenvang, J., Gasda, P.J. (2019) Alteration trends and geochemical source region characteristics preserved in the fluviolacustrine sedimentary record of Gale crater, Mars. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 246. 234-266 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2018.11.031 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the ïŹuviolacustrine sedimentary record of Gale crater, Mars C.C. Bedford a,â, J.C. Bridges b, S.P. Schwenzer...Available online 27 November 2018 Abstract The Mars Science Laboratoryâs Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam)...to identify the compositional characteristics of Gale craterâs sediment source regions. The eïŹects of...compositions which we hypothesise to have contributed to Gale craterâs stratigraphic record. These endmembers...the tholeiitic Adirondack Class basalts of Gusev crater, and dominant within the ïŹner grained units up |  | Bristow, T. F., Bish, D. L., Vaniman, D. T., Morris, R. V., Blake, D. F., Grotzinger, J. P., Rampe, E. B., Crisp, J. A., Achilles, C. N., Ming, D. W., Ehlmann, B. L., King, P. L., Bridges, J. C., Eigenbrode, J. L., Sumner, D. Y., Chipera, S. J., Moorokian, J. M., Treiman, A. H., Morrison, S. M., Downs, R. T., Farmer, J. D., Marais, D. D., Sarrazin, P., Floyd, M. M., Mischna, M. A., McAdam, A. C. (2015) The origin and implications of clay minerals from Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars. American Mineralogist, 100 (4) 824-836 doi:10.2138/am-2015-5077ccbyncnd | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | implications of clay minerals from Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Marsâ k Thomas F. Bristow1,*, David L....73118, U.S.A. 13 Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77058, U.S.A. 14 Department...View, California 94043, U.S.A. 1 2 Abstract The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity has documented...fluvio-lacustrine strata at Yellowknife Bay (YKB), an embayment on the floor of Gale crater, approximately 500...minimal inputs of detrital clay minerals from the crater walls and rim. Early diagenetic fabrics suggest |  | Johnson, Jeffrey R., Bell, James F., Bender, Steve, Blaney, Diana, Cloutis, Edward, Ehlmann, Bethany, Fraeman, Abigail, Gasnault, Olivier, Kinch, Kjartan, Le MouĂ©lic, StĂ©phane, Maurice, Sylvestre, Rampe, Elizabeth, Vaniman, David, Wiens, Roger C. (2016) Constraints on iron sulfate and iron oxide mineralogy from ChemCam visible/near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy of Mt. Sharp basal units, Gale Crater, Mars. American Mineralogist, 101 (7) 1501-1514 doi:10.2138/am-2016-5553 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | reflectance spectroscopy of Mt. Sharp basal units, Gale Crater, Mars Jeffrey R. Johnson1,*, James F. Bell III2...Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity in passive...ferric sulfates. We present the first detection on Mars of a ~433 nm absorption band consistent with small...layers of the Mt. Sharp complex. Keywords: Mars spectroscopy, Mars remote sensing, visible/near-infrared,...first 1000 martian days (sols) of operations the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity encountered |  | Achilles, C. N., Downs, R. T., Ming, D. W., Rampe, E. B., Morris, R. V., Treiman, A. H., Morrison, S. M., Blake, D. F., Vaniman, D. T., Ewing, R. C., Chipera, S. J., Yen, A. S., Bristow, T. F., Ehlmann, B. L., Gellert, R., Hazen, R. M., Fendrich, K. V., Craig, P. I., Grotzinger, J. P., Des Marais, D. J., Farmer, J. D., Sarrazin, P. C., Morookian, J. M. (2017) Mineralogy of an active eolian sediment from the Namib dune, Gale crater, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 122 (11) 2344-2361 doi:10.1002/2017je005262 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Active Eolian Sediment from the Namib Dune, Gale Crater, Mars C. N. Achilles1, R. T. Downs1, D. W. Ming2...Geophysical Union. All rights reserved. Abstract The Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, is using a...scientific payload to explore rocks and soils in Gale crater, Mars. Recent investigations of the Bagnold Dune...the first in situ assessment of an active dune on Mars. The CheMin X-ray diffraction instrument on Curiosity...mineralogy and phase chemistry of modern and ancient Gale crater dune fields, together with other measurements |  | Yen, A.S., Ming, D.W., Vaniman, D.T., Gellert, R., Blake, D.F., Morris, R.V., Morrison, S.M., Bristow, T.F., Chipera, S.J., Edgett, K.S., Treiman, A.H., Clark, B.C., Downs, R.T., Farmer, J.D., Grotzinger, J.P., Rampe, E.B., Schmidt, M.E., Sutter, B., Thompson, L.M. (2017) Multiple stages of aqueous alteration along fractures in mudstone and sandstone strata in Gale Crater, Mars. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 471. 186-198 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2017.04.033 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | fractures in mudstone and sandstone strata in Gale Crater, Mars A.S. Yen a,â , D.W. Ming b , D.T. Vaniman...Keywords: Mars mineralogy geochemistry Curiosity rover aqueous alteration a b s t r a c t The Mars rover...rover Curiosity in Gale crater conducted the ïŹrst-ever direct chemical and mineralogical comparisons of samples...hydrogeologic events presently known to have occurred in Gale crater. © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B...nasa.gov (A.S. Yen). The primary objective of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover is to assess |  | Sautter, Violaine, Toplis, Michael J., Beck, Pierre, Mangold, Nicolas, Wiens, Roger, Pinet, Patrick, Cousin, Agnes, Maurice, Sylvestre, LeDeit, Laetitia, Hewins, Roger, Gasnault, Olivier, Quantin, Cathy, Forni, Olivier, Newsom, Horton, Meslin, Pierre-Yves, Wray, James, Bridges, Nathan, PayrĂ©, ValĂ©rie, Rapin, William, Le MouĂ©lic, StĂ©phane (2016) Magmatic complexity on early Mars as seen through a combination of orbital, in-situ and meteorite data. Lithos, 254. 36-52 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2016.02.023 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Invited review article Magmatic complexity on early Mars as seen through a combination of orbital, in-situ...February 2016 Available online 5 March 2016 Keywords: Mars Crust Alkaline suite Orbital spectroscopy Martian...Rover observations a b s t r a c t Until recently, Mars was considered a basalt-covered world, but this...to the landing site coming from the wall of Gale crater ranging from alkali basalt to trachyte. In addition...mineralogy and composition of felsic rocks in Gale crater that are granodiorite-like samples akin to terrestrial |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Images from Curiosity: A New Look at Mars Self-portrait of the Curiosity rover, taken on sol 177 at the...DOI: 10.2113/gselements.11.1.27 T he surface of Mars has been sculpted by flowing water and shaped by...the first two years of its exploration of Gale Crater, the Mars Science Laboratory missionâs Curiosity rover...abundant geologic evidence that water once existed on Mars both within the subsurface and, as least episodically...past led to the selection of Gale Crater as the landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission |  | Peretyazhko, Tanya S., Pan, Michelle J., Ming, Douglas W., Rampe, Elizabeth B., Morris, Richard V., Agresti, David G. (2019) Reaction of Akaganeite with Mars-Relevant Anions. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 3 (2). 314-323 doi:10.1021/acsearthspacechem.8b00173 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | org/journal/aesccq Reaction of Akaganeite with Mars-Relevant Anions Tanya S. Peretyazhko,*,â Michelle...reported in several locations on Mars, including Yellowknife Bay in Gale crater. However, the nature of the...akaganeite (72 mg/g total Clâ content) was reacted with Mars-relevant anions (Fâ, OHâ, and SO42â). Release of...and TA/EGA, similar to the instruments onboard the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity, can distinguish... The visâNIR analogous to the instrument on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is only sensitive to Clâ |  | Jackson, R.S., Wiens, R.C., Vaniman, D.T., Beegle, L., Gasnault, O., Newsom, H.E., Maurice, S., Meslin, P.-Y., Clegg, S., Cousin, A., Schröder, S., Williams, J.M. (2016) ChemCam investigation of the John Klein and Cumberland drill holes and tailings, Gale crater, Mars. Icarus, 277. 330-341 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2016.04.026 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and Cumberland drill holes and tailings, Gale crater, Mars R.S. Jackson a,â, R.C. Wiens b, D.T. Vaniman...Experimental techniques Mars Mars, surface a b s t r a c t The ChemCam instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory...lowest exposed member of the Yellowknife Bay formation. Yellowknife Bay is composed of detrital basaltic... 1. Introduction The ChemCam instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, also called Curiosity...Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) and Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM); furthermore, â Corresponding author. Tel |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | INVITED CENTENNIAL ARTICLE Review Petrology on Marsâ k Harry Y. McSween Jr.1,* Department of Earth and...mineralogical, geochemical, and textural analyses from Mars rovers (with geologic context provided by orbiters)...sediments formed by hydrothermal activity. Sediments on Mars formed from different protoliths and were weathered...that of Earth. However, without plate tectonics Mars did not experience the thermal metamorphism and...geothermal gradient in its interior. The petrology of Mars is intriguingly different from Earth, but the tried-and-true |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | zones constrain diagenetic conditions at Gale crater, Mars E.M. Hausrath a,â , D.W. Ming b , T.S. Peretyazhko...online xxxx Editor: W.B. McKinnon Keywords: Gale crater Mars altered fracture zones Stimson formation reactive...a c t On a planet as cold and dry as present-day Mars, evidence of multiple aqueous episodes offers an...being investigated by the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity in Gale crater, Mars. Geochemical and mineralogical...multiple stages of aqueous alteration at Gale crater, Mars. Our model results indicate that early diagenesis |  | Morrison, Shaunna M., Downs, Robert T., Blake, David F., Prabhu, Anirudh, Eleish, Ahmed, Vaniman, David T., Ming, Douglas W., Rampe, Elizabeth B., Hazen, Robert M., Achilles, Cherie N., Treiman, Allan H., Yen, Albert S., Morris, Richard V., Bristow, Thomas F., Chipera, Steve J., Sarrazin, Philippe C., Fendrich, Kim V., Morookian, John Michael, Farmer, Jack D., Des Marais, David J., Craig, Patricia I. (2018) Relationships between unit-cell parameters and composition for rock-forming minerals on Earth, Mars, and other extraterrestrial bodies. American Mineralogist, 103 (6) 848-856 doi:10.2138/am-2018-6123 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | composition for rock-forming minerals on Earth, Mars, and other extraterrestrial bodiesk Shaunna M. Morrison1...77058, U.S.A. 7 Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77058, U.S.A. 8 Jet...diffractometer onboard the Curiosity rover in Gale crater. This study presents algorithms for estimating...material of any origin, whether that origin is Earth, Mars, an extraterrestrial body, or a laboratory. Keywords:...magnetite, spinel, jarosite, alunite, Mars, Gale crater, Mars Science Laboratory, CheMin; Martian Rocks |  | Phillips-Lander, Charity M., Elwood Madden, Andrew S., Hausrath, Elisabeth M., Elwood Madden, Megan E. (2019) Aqueous alteration of pyroxene in sulfate, chloride, and perchlorate brines: Implications for post-Noachian aqueous alteration on Mars. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 257. 336-353 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2019.05.006 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Implications for post-Noachian aqueous alteration on Mars Charity M. Phillips-Lander a, Andrew S. Elwood Madden...provide insight into past aqueous alteration on Mars. This study examines both solute-based dissolution...features observed in Mars meteorites and future pyroxene samples returned from Mars. Batch reactor dissolution...range of conditions. This suggests that outcrops on Mars containing pyroxene preserved with sulfate, chloride...rights reserved. Keywords: Pyroxene; Weathering; Mars; Chloride; Sulfate; Perchlorate 1. INTRODUCTION |  | Johnson, Jeffrey R., Bell, J.F., Bender, S., Blaney, D., Cloutis, E., DeFlores, L., Ehlmann, B., Gasnault, O., Gondet, B., Kinch, K., Lemmon, M., Le MouĂ©lic, S., Maurice, S., Rice, M., Wiens, R.C. (2015) ChemCam passive reflectance spectroscopy of surface materials at the Curiosity landing site, Mars. Icarus, 249. 74-92 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2014.02.028 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | surface materials at the Curiosity landing site, Mars Jeffrey R. Johnson a,â, J.F. Bell III b, S. Bender...xxxx Keywords: Mars Mars, surface Spectroscopy a b s t r a c t The spectrometers on the Mars Science Laboratory...visible/near-infrared reïŹectance spectra from a landed platform on Mars. Relative reïŹectance spectra of surface rocks and...ChemCam spectra to laboratory spectra of minerals and Mars analog materials demonstrate similarities with palagonitic...surface materials at the Curiosity landing site, Mars. Icarus (2014), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | basalts: Analyses of alteration with application for Mars explorationk BrynĂ© A. Hadnott1,2,*, Bethany L. Ehlmann2...The discovery of Fe, Mg, and Al phyllosilicates on Mars using visible and short-wave infrared (VSWIR) spectroscopy...basaltic rocks. Analyses at Gusev Crater by the Spirit rover and Gale Crater by the Curiosity rover have discovered...for the weathering of alkaline basaltic rocks on Mars, a suite of rocks visually identified to have different...multiple data sets. Keywords: VSWIR spectroscopy, Mars analogs, XRD, geochemistry, alkali basalts, San |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Africa (NWA) 7034 is the ïŹrst breccia meteorite from Mars, and unlike the shergottite, nakhlite, and chassignite...more similar than them to remotely sensed data from Mars, suggesting the martian regolith may contain signiïŹcant...2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Keywords: Mars, surface Spectroscopy Regoliths Meteorites 1. Introduction...(SNC) meteorites were previously the only samples of Mars available for laboratory studies (e.g., McSween...spectral matches to SNCs occur as patchy areas on Mars, and that most of the low-albedo (dust-poor) regions |  | Cloutis, Edward A., Mann, Paul, Izawa, Matthew R.M., Applin, Daniel M., Samson, Claire, Kruzelecky, Roman, Glotch, Timothy D., Mertzman, Stanley A., Mertzman, Karen R., Haltigin, Timothy W., Fry, Christopher (2015) The Canadian space agency planetary analogue materials suite. Planetary and Space Science, 119. 155-172 doi:10.1016/j.pss.2015.09.001 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | on the lunar or martian surfaces. These include: Mars analogue sedimentary, hydrothermal, igneous and...All rights reserved. Keywords: Analogue materials Mars Surface Moon Surface Impacts Field-portable instruments...âââââââ 2 Table 1 General description Locality Mars sedimentary CLA005 Clay Pembina Valley, MB MAF700...Dominated by thenardite min Fine-grained kaolinite Mars hydrothermal ASB003 ASB230 ASB601 ASB902 ICE003...groundmass with quartz, chlorite, gypsum and amphibole Mars low-temperature HAL001 Halloysite VER104 Vemiculite |  | Lorand, Jean-Pierre, Hewins, Roger H., Remusat, Laurent, Zanda, Brigitte, Pont, Sylvain, Leroux, Hugues, Marinova, Maya, Jacob, Damien, Humayun, Munir, Nemchin, Alexander, Grange, Marion, Kennedy, Allen, Göpel, Christa (2015) Nickeliferous pyrite tracks pervasive hydrothermal alteration in Martian regolith breccia: A study in NWA 7533. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 50 (12) 2099-2120 doi:10.1111/maps.12565 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | one of the most important geochemical cycles on Mars (King and McLennan 2010; Franz et al. 2014). Oxidized...spectrometer (GRS) integrated observations suggest a Mars global average surface sulfur abundance of 4.40...Society, 2015. 2100 J.-P. Lorand et al. sulfur in Mars modern soils is combined with metallic cations (namely...to account for the global amount of sulfates on Mars (e.g., Burns and Fisher 1990; Dehouck et al. 2012)...magmatic sulfide ore bodies has been reported on Mars, neither by remote sensing orbiter data nor by rovers |  | Ramkissoon, Nisha K., Pearson, Victoria K., Schwenzer, Susanne P., Schröder, Christian, Kirnbauer, Thomas, Wood, Deborah, Seidel, Robert G.W., Miller, Michael A., Olsson-Francis, Karen (2019) New simulants for martian regolith: Controlling iron variability. Planetary and Space Science, 179. 104722 doi:10.1016/j.pss.2019.104722 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Keywords: Simulant Mars Regolith Iron Habitability Simulation Existing...regolith, a haematite-rich regolith and a contemporary Mars regolith. Simulants have been developed so that...have Fe2ĂŸ/Fe3ĂŸ ratios comparable to those found on Mars. Here we outline the design, production and characterisation...missions to Mars, such as Mars 2020 and the ExoMars rover. In addition, missions to Mars also have astrobiological...Unfortunately, the surface conditions on present-day Mars, and through most of its history, are considered |
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