 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mission of Exploration at Gale Crater, Mars Oblique southeast view of Gale Crater. Mt. Sharp rises centrally...2014; Vaniman et al. 2014). During its nominal one-Mars-year mission (23 Earth months), Curiosity drilled...thousands of images that provided KEYWORDS : Mars, Gale Crater, water, geochemistry, mineralogy, habitability...very productive. anded missions to the surface of Mars have long sought to determine the material properties...used to help evaluate ancient habitability. The Mars Science Laboratory mission—with its Curiosity rover—seeks |  | | 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 |  | Tu, Valerie M., Rampe, Elizabeth B., Bristow, Thomas F., Thorpe, Michael T., Clark, Joanna V., Castle, Nicholas, Fraeman, Abigail A., Edgar, Lauren A., McAdam, Amy, Bedford, Candice, Achilles, Cherie N., Blake, David, Chipera, Steve J., Craig, Patricia I., Des Marais, David J., Downs, Gordon W., Downs, Robert T., Fox, Valerie, Grotzinger, John P., Hazen, Robert M., Ming, Douglas W., Morris, Richard V., Morrison, Shaunna M., Pavri, Betina, Eigenbrode, Jennifer, Peretyazhko, Tanya S., Sarrazin, Philippe C., Sutter, Brad, Treiman, Allan H., Vaniman, David T., Vasavada, Ashwin R., Yen, Albert S., Bridges, John C. (2021) A Review of the Phyllosilicates in Gale Crater as Detected by the CheMin Instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity Rover. Minerals, 11 (8) 847 doi:10.3390/min11080847 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Phyllosilicates in Gale Crater as Detected by the CheMin Instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory,...Phyllosilicates in 7 8 Gale Crater as Detected by the CheMin Instrument on the Mars 9 Science Laboratory...Abstract: Curiosity, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, landed on Mars in August 2012 to investigate...deposits of Aeolis Mons (informally known as Mount Sharp) and the surrounding plains (Aeolis Palus) in Gale...Gale crater. After nearly nine years, Curiosity has traversed over 25 km, and the Chemistry and Mineralogy |  | Sheppard, Rachel Y., Thorpe, Michael T., Fraeman, Abigail A., Fox, Valerie K., Milliken, Ralph E. (2021) Merging Perspectives on Secondary Minerals on Mars: A Review of Ancient Water-Rock Interactions in Gale Crater Inferred from Orbital and In-Situ Observations. Minerals, 11 (9) 986 doi:10.3390/min11090986 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Secondary Minerals on Mars: A Review of Ancient Water-Rock Interactions in Gale Crater Inferred from Orbital...Secondary Minerals on Mars: A Review of Ancient Water-Rock Interactions in Gale Crater Inferred from Orbital...secondary minerals detected on Mars from orbit and the surface, including in the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity...at Gale crater. These records of aqueous activity have been investigated in detail in Gale crater, where...strata for more sulfate-rich terrains, while the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is in its early exploration |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | conditions; at HT and neutral pH, it converted into hematite • Results suggest that ferrihydrite behaves differently...through episodic water/rock interactions on early Mars than previously thought Supporting Information:...during episodes of water/rock interactions on early Mars: An experimental approach, J. Geophys. Res. Planets...during episodes of water/rock interactions on early Mars: An experimental approach Erwin Dehouck1,2 , Scott...Massachusetts, USA Abstract The presence on the surface of Mars of ferrihydrite, a nanocrystalline iron oxide species |  | 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., Fairén, 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,∗ , 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...variations in the mineralogy; phyllosilicates, hematite, jarosite, and pyroxene are most abundant at the...and Ni are highly enriched with respect to average Mars crust at the base of the Pahrump Hills (by 7.7 and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer on NASA’s Mars Rovers Ralf Gellert1, Benton C. Clark III2, and...payload of the four rovers that NASA has landed on Mars. It uses 244Cm sources for a combination of PIXE...undergone significant changes from Pathfinder KEYWORDS : Mars geochemistry, XRF, PIXE, APXS, MER, MSL, chemostratigraphy...alpha particle X-ray spectrometer (APXS) in the Mars thin alpha detector in the center of a ring of 244Cm...emitted 5.5 megaelectron kind that has landed on Mars. After Pathfi nder (1997) and volt alpha particles |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | personal use only. The Sedimentary Cycle on Early Mars Scott M. McLennan,1 John P. Grotzinger,2 Joel A...Planetary Sciences is online at earth.annualreviews.org Mars, sedimentology, stratigraphy, sedimentary cycles...intensive research have demonstrated that early Mars (2 Gyr) had an active sedimentary cycle, including...provenance, absence of plate tectonics) Earth’s record. Mars’ sedimentary record preserves evidence for progressive...nature and evolution of paleoenvironments (e.g., acid Mars, early warm and wet versus late cold and dry) have |  | | 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...X-ray diffraction, Mars, Gale Crater, habitable environment, CheMin, oxides (hematite and akaganeite),...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 |  | Rivera-Hernández, Frances, Sumner, Dawn Y., Mangold, Nicolas, Stack, Kathryn M., Forni, Olivier, Newsom, Horton, Williams, Amy, Nachon, Marion, L'Haridon, Jonas, Gasnault, Olivier, Wiens, Roger, Maurice, Sylvestre (2019) Using ChemCam LIBS data to constrain grain size in rocks on Mars: Proof of concept and application to rocks at Yellowknife Bay and Pahrump Hills, Gale crater. Icarus, 321. 82-98 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2018.10.023 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | rocks on Mars: Proof of concept and application to rocks at Yellowknife Bay and Pahrump Hills, Gale crater...rocks on Mars: Proof of concept and application to rocks at Yellowknife Bay and Pahrump Hills, Gale crater...rocks on Mars: Proof of concept and application to rocks at Yellowknife Bay and Pahrump Hills, Gale crater...Spectroscopy (LIBS) data from the ChemCam instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover. The diameter...the Yellowknife Bay formation and the Pahrump Hills member of the Murray formation in Gale crater. Overall |  | 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 fluviolacustrine sedimentary record of Gale crater, Mars C.C. Bedford a,⇑, J.C. Bridges b, S.P. Schwenzer...Available online 27 November 2018 Abstract The Mars Science Laboratory’s Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam)...to identify the compositional characteristics of Gale crater’s sediment source regions. The effects of...compositions which we hypothesise to have contributed to Gale crater’s stratigraphic record. These endmembers...the tholeiitic Adirondack Class basalts of Gusev crater, and dominant within the finer grained units up |  | Vaniman, David T., Martínez, Germán M., Rampe, Elizabeth B., Bristow, Thomas F., Blake, David F., Yen, Albert S., Ming, Douglas W., Rapin, William, Meslin, Pierre-Yves, Morookian, John Michael, Downs, Robert T., Chipera, Steve J., Morris, Richard V., Morrison, Shaunna M., Treiman, Allan H., Achilles, Cherie N., Robertson, Kevin, Grotzinger, John P., Hazen, Robert M., Wiens, Roger C., Sumner, Dawn Y. (2018) Gypsum, bassanite, and anhydrite at Gale crater, Mars. American Mineralogist, 103 (7) 1011-1020 doi:10.2138/am-2018-6346 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1011–1020, 2018 Gypsum, bassanite, and anhydrite at Gale crater, Marsk David T. Vaniman1,*,†, Germán M. Martínez2...on Mars Science Laboratory show that gypsum, bassanite, and anhydrite are common minerals at Gale crater...in sedimentary rocks and in eolian sands at Gale crater. All three Ca-sulfate minerals occur together...anhydrite. The polyphase Ca-sulfate associations at Gale crater reflect limited opportunities for equilibration...samples returned from Mars. Keywords: Gypsum, bassanite anhydrite, X‑ray diffraction, Mars; Martian Rocks and |  | Wiens, Roger C., Rubin, David M., Goetz, Walter, Fairén, Alberto G., Schwenzer, Susanne P., Johnson, Jeffrey R., Milliken, Ralph, Clark, Ben, Mangold, Nicolas, Stack, Kathryn M., Oehler, Dorothy, Rowland, Scott, Chan, Marjorie, Vaniman, David, Maurice, Sylvestre, Gasnault, Olivier, Rapin, William, Schroeder, Susanne, Clegg, Sam, Forni, Olivier, Blaney, Diana, Cousin, Agnes, Payré, Valerie, Fabre, Cecile, Nachon, Marion, Le Mouelic, Stephane, Sautter, Violaine, Johnstone, Stephen, Calef, Fred, Vasavada, Ashwin R., Grotzinger, John P. (2017) Centimeter to decimeter hollow concretions and voids in Gale Crater sediments, Mars. Icarus, 289. 144-156 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2017.02.003 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | decimeter hollow concretions and voids in Gale Crater sediments, Mars Roger C. Wiens a,∗, David M. Rubin b...Keywords: Concretions Voids Spherules Nodules Gale crater Mars Mars science laboratory a b s t r a c t Voids...along the traverse of the Curiosity rover in Gale crater, Mars. These hollow spherical features are significantly...precipitates for other terrestrial concretions. The Gale sediments differ from terrestrial sandstones in...Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 1. Introduction The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, Curiosity, is the |  | 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,*,†, 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, |  | Johnson, Jeffrey R., Bell, James F., Bender, Steve, Blaney, Diana, Cloutis, Edward, Ehlmann, Bethany, Fraeman, Abigail, Gasnault, Olivier, Kinch, Kjartan, Le Mouélic, Stéphane, 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...showed features suggestive of the crystalline hematite identified by CheMin analyses. The Windjana drill...such as magnetite. Long-distance spectra of the “Hematite Ridge” feature (3–5 km from the rover) exhibited |  | L'Haridon, J., Mangold, N., Meslin, P.-Y., Johnson, J.R., Rapin, W., Forni, O., Cousin, A., Payré, V., Dehouck, E., Nachon, M., Le Deit, L., Gasnault, O., Maurice, S., Wiens, R.C. (2018) Chemical variability in mineralized veins observed by ChemCam on the lower slopes of Mount Sharp in Gale crater, Mars. Icarus, 311. 69-86 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2018.01.028 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ChemCam on the lower slopes of Mount Sharp in Gale crater, Mars J. L’Haridon , N. Mangold , P.-Y. Meslin ...ChemCam on the lower slopes of Mount Sharp in Gale crater, Mars, Icarus (2018), doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2018...veins are pervasive along Curiosity traverse in Gale crater ChemCam highlights local enrichments in Fe and...CHEMCAM ON THE LOWER SLOPES OF MOUNT SHARP IN GALE CRATER, MARS. J. L’Haridon 1, N. Mangold 1, P.-Y. Meslin...specific localization of these observations in the Gale stratigraphy implies changing pH and redox conditions |  | Bennett, Kristen A., Hill, Jonathon R., Murray, Kimberly C., Edwards, Christopher S., Bell, James F., Christensen, Phillip R. (2018) THEMIS-VIS Investigations of Sand at Gale Crater. Earth and Space Science, 5 (8). 352-363 doi:10.1029/2018ea000380 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THEMIS-VIS Investigations of Sand at Gale Crater Kristen A. Bennett1, Jonathon R. Hill2, Kimberly C.... THEMIS-VIS color and grayscale mosaics of Gale crater were created and used to investigate color variability...rights reserved. Abstract Gale crater is the landing site of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover...(THEMISVIS) mosaics in grayscale and in false color of Gale crater. We use these data products, in addition to THEMIS...investigate the MSL traverse area and sand across Gale crater. We identified several THEMIS-VIS color units |  | Baucon, Andrea, Neto De Carvalho, Carlos, Felletti, Fabrizio, Cabella, Roberto (2020) Ichnofossils, Cracks or Crystals? A Test for Biogenicity of Stick-Like Structures from Vera Rubin Ridge, Mars. Geosciences, 10 (2) 39 doi:10.3390/geosciences10020039 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of Stick-Like Structures from Vera Rubin Ridge, Mars Andrea Baucon 1, *, Carlos Neto De Carvalho 2,3...2020 Abstract: New images from Mars rover Curiosity display millimetric, elongate stick-...pseudofossils; astrobiology; biosignatures; Mars; Vera Rubin Ridge; Gale Crater; Haroldswick 1. Introduction New...New observations at Vera Rubin Ridge by the Mars Space Laboratory Rover Curiosity show millimetric, elongate...deposited in fluvio-lacustrine environments within Gale Crater. On Earth, such settings are inhabited by an |  | 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, Mars†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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Alteration of immature sedimentary rocks on Earth and Mars: Recording aqueous and surface–atmosphere processes...Available online 5 March 2015 Editor: C. Sotin Keywords: Mars sedimentary weathering alteration spectroscopy ...to rock alteration and therefore paleoclimates on Mars. Clastic sedimentary rocks derived from basaltic...rovers and are likely abundant on the surface of Mars. However, how such rock types undergo alteration...measurements similar to those used on previous and current Mars missions. Laboratory techniques included bulk chemistry |  | | Journal (issue) | | 011page 2 Mars Mineral History at Gale Crater, Mars By Vivien Gornitz The surface of Mars varies dramatically...dramatically. Its surface is covered by ancient, crater-pocked moon-like terrains. giant volcanoes, an enormous...heavily-cratered southern highlands, very early in Mars· history. Later catastrophic floods streamlined...outflow channels. Ice caps still cover both poles of Mars and subsurface ice is stored at higher latitudes...Because of its smaller size. relative to Earth. Mars lost much of its early atmosphere and water to space |  | Peretyazhko, T.S., Fox, A., Sutter, B., Niles, P.B., Adams, M., Morris, R.V., Ming, D.W. (2016) Synthesis of akaganeite in the presence of sulfate: Implications for akaganeite formation in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 188. 284-296 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.06.002 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Implications for akaganeite formation in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars T.S. Peretyazhko a,⇑, A. Fox b, B...been recently discovered in Yellowknife Bay in Gale crater on Mars by the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)...associated with sulfate and sulfide minerals at Yellowknife Bay indicating that sulfate ions could be present...conditions of akaganeite formation in the Yellowknife Bay mudstone are unknown. We investigated formation...precipitated in initial pH 2 solutions and goethite, hematite and 2-line ferrihydrite precipitated at initial |  | 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...crystalline phases along with minor magnetite, quartz, hematite, and anhydrite. In addition to the crystalline |  | 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,∗ , 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 first-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 |
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