 | | 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 |  | 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: 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 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 |  | Kronyak, R. E., Kah, L. C., Edgett, K. S., VanBommel, S. J., Thompson, L. M., Wiens, R. C., Sun, V. Z., Nachon, M. (2019) Mineral-Filled Fractures as Indicators of Multigenerational Fluid Flow in the Pahrump Hills Member of the Murray Formation, Gale Crater, Mars. Earth and Space Science, 6 (2). 238-265 doi:10.1029/2018ea000482 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Pahrump Hills member of the Murray formation, Gale crater, Mars R. E. Kronyak1, L. C. Kah1, K. S. Edgett2...locality of the Murray formation, Mount Sharp, Gale crater, Mars Morphological and chemical data on veins...stability of depositional and diagenetic fluids in Gale crater This article has been accepted for publication...the sedimentary rock record preserved in Gale crater, Mars, indicates that post-depositional fluids were...Hills locality using the scientific payload of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover. Based |  | 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...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 |  | 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) | | 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...calcium sulfates (anhydrite and bassanite), iron KEYWORDS : X-ray diffraction, Mars, Gale Crater, habitable...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 |  | 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...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...diagenetic events are indicated. Salinity-driven anhydrite precipitation at temperatures below ~50 °C may...more soluble salts. An alternative pathway to anhydrite via dehydration might be possible, but if so would |  | 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 |  | | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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, |  | Schwenzer, S. P., Bridges, J. C., Wiens, R. C., Conrad, P. G., Kelley, S. P., Leveille, R., Mangold, N., Martín-Torres, J., McAdam, A., Newsom, H., Zorzano, M. P., Rapin, W., Spray, J., Treiman, A. H., Westall, F., Fairén, A. G., Meslin, P.-Y. (2016) Fluids during diagenesis and sulfate vein formation in sediments at Gale crater, Mars. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 51 (11) 2175-2202 doi:10.1111/maps.12668 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and sulfate vein formation in sediments at Gale crater, Mars S. P. SCHWENZER1,2,*, J. C. BRIDGES3, R. C...MK7 6AA, UK 2 Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Blvd., Houston, Texas 77058, USA 3 Space Research...Member mudstones of Yellowknife Bay (YKB), Gale crater, Mars, as revealed by the Mars Science Laboratory...Curiosity rover investigations. We compare the Gale crater waters with fluids modeled for shergottites,...meteorite ALH 84001, as well as rocks analyzed by the Mars Exploration rovers, and with terrestrial ground |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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...along with minor magnetite, quartz, hematite, and anhydrite. In addition to the crystalline phases, a minimum |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Constraints on Smectite and Iron Oxide Formation at Gale Crater, Mars: Insights into Potential Free Energy from...Constraints on Smectite and Iron Oxide Formation at Gale Crater, Mars: Insights into Abstract: The presence of...oxides in Sheepbed mudstone of Yellowknife Bay at Gale crater on Mars is considered as evidence of a...aerobic Fe2+ oxidation in the fluid-mixing zone on Mars is similar to that estimated for a fluid-mixing...better understanding of potential habitability on Mars. Potential Free Energy from Aerobic Fe Oxidation |  | Rapin, W., Meslin, P.-Y., Maurice, S., Vaniman, D., Nachon, M., Mangold, N., Schröder, S., Gasnault, O., Forni, O., Wiens, R.C., Martínez, G.M., Cousin, A., Sautter, V., Lasue, J., Rampe, E.B., Archer, D. (2016) Hydration state of calcium sulfates in Gale crater, Mars: Identification of bassanite veins. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 452. 197-205 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2016.07.045 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | com/locate/epsl Hydration state of calcium sulfates in Gale crater, Mars: Identification of bassanite veins W. Rapin...online 17 August 2016 Editor: C. Sotin Keywords: Mars calcium sulfate bassanite LIBS hydrogen ChemCam...sulfate veins crosscutting the sediments found in Gale crater. Laboratory experiments were performed to calibrate...analyses indicate that all veins targeted so far at Gale consist predominantly of bassanite which most likely...water produced gypsum, possibly by hydration of anhydrite in aqueous solution, and remained at temperatures |  | | 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 |  | 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,∗, 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, ∗ Corresponding author. Tel |  | 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...micro-environments) during akaganeite formation in Yellowknife Bay mudstone. The occurrence of Fe(II) sulfides |  | | 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 mission’s 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | zones constrain diagenetic conditions at Gale crater, Mars E.M. Hausrath a,∗ , 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 |
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