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1. Samples Collected from the Floor of Jezero Crater with the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover

Author: Simon, J. I., Hickman-Lewis, K., Cohen, B. A., Mayhew, L.E., Shuster, D.L., Debaille, V., Hausrath, E. M., Weiss, B.P., Bosak, T., Zorzano, M.-P., Amundsen, H. E. F., Beegle, L.W., Bell III, J.F., Benison, K. C., Berger, E. L., Beyssac, O., Brown, A.J., Calef, F., Casademont, T. M., Clark, B., Clavé, E., Crumpler, L., Czaja, A. D., Fairén, A. G., Farley, K. A., Flannery, D. T., Fornaro, T., Forni, O., Gómez, F., Goreva, Y., Gorin, A., Hand, K. P., Hamran, S.-E., Henneke, J., Herd, C. D. K., Horgan, B. H. N., Johnson, J. R., Joseph, J., Kronyak, R. E., Madariaga, J. M., Maki, J. N., Mandon, L., McCubbin, F. M., McLennan, S. M., Moeller, R. C., Newman, C. E., Núñez, J. I., Pascuzzo, A. C., Pedersen, D. A., Poggiali, G., Pinet, P., Quantin-Nataf, C., Rice, M., Rice Jr., J. W., Royer, C., Schmidt, M., Sephton, M., Sharma, S., Siljeström, S., Stack, K. M., Steele, A., Sun, V. Z., Udry, A., VanBommel, S., Wadhwa, M., Wiens, R. C., Williams, A. J., Williford, K. H., Simon, J. I., Hickman-Lewis, K., Cohen, B. A., Mayhew, L.E., Shuster, D.L., Debaille, V., Hausrath, E. M., Weiss, B.P., Bosak, T., Zorzano, M.-P., Amundsen, H. E. F., Beegle, L.W., Bell III, J.F., Benison, K. C., Berger, E. L., Beyssac, O., Brown, A.J., Calef, F., Casademont, T. M., Clark, B., Clavé, E., Crumpler, L., Czaja, A. D., Fairén, A. G., Farley, K. A., Flannery, D. T., Fornaro, T., Forni, O., Gómez, F., Goreva, Y., Gorin, A., Hand, K. P., Hamran, S.-E., Henneke, J., Herd, C. D. K., Horgan, B. H. N., Johnson, J. R., Joseph, J., Kronyak, R. E., Madariaga, J. M., Maki, J. N., Mandon, L., McCubbin, F. M., McLennan, S. M., Moeller, R. C., Newman, C. E., Núñez, J. I., Pascuzzo, A. C., Pedersen, D. A., Poggiali, G., Pinet, P., Quantin-Nataf, C., Rice, M., Rice Jr., J. W., Royer, C., Schmidt, M., Sephton, M., Sharma, S., Siljeström, S., Stack, K. M., Steele, A., Sun, V. Z., Udry, A., VanBommel, S., Wadhwa, M., Wiens, R. C., Williams, A. J., and Williford, K. H.
Abstract: The first samples collected by the Mars 2020 mission represent units exposed on the Jezero Crater floor, from the potentially oldest Séítah formation outcrops to the potentially youngest rocks of the heavily cratered Máaz formation. Surface investigations reveal landscape-to-microscopic textural, mineralogical, and geochemical evidence for igneous lithologies, some possibly emplaced as lava flows. The samples contain major rock-forming minerals such as pyroxene, olivine, and feldspar, accessory minerals including oxides and phosphates, and evidence for various degrees of aqueous activity in the form of water-soluble salt, carbonate, sulfate, iron oxide, and iron silicate minerals. Following sample return, the compositions and ages of these variably altered igneous rocks are expected to reveal the geophysical and geochemical nature of the planet’s interior at the time of emplacement, characterize martian magmatism, and place timing constraints on geologic processes, both in Jezero Crater and more widely on Mars. Petrographic observations and geochemical analyses, coupled with geochronology of secondary minerals, can also reveal the timing of aqueous activity as well as constrain the chemical and physical conditions of the environments in which these minerals precipitated, and the nature and composition of organic compounds preserved in association with these phases. Returned samples from these units will help constrain the crater chronology of Mars and the global evolution of the planet’s interior, for understanding the processes that formed Jezero Crater floor units, and for constraining the style and duration of aqueous activity in Jezero Crater, past habitability, and cycling of organic elements in Jezero Crater.
Published: 2023

2. The Mars Science Laboratory record of optical depth measurements via solar imaging

Author: Lemmon, M. T., Guzewich, S. D., Battalio, J. M., Malin, M. C., Vicente-Retortillo, A., Zorzano, M. -P., Martin-Torres, J., Sullivan, R., Maki, J. N., Smith, M. D., Bell III, J. F., Lemmon, M. T., Guzewich, S. D., Battalio, J. M., Malin, M. C., Vicente-Retortillo, A., Zorzano, M. -P., Martin-Torres, J., Sullivan, R., Maki, J. N., Smith, M. D., and Bell III, J. F.
Abstract: The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover has monitored the Martian environment in Gale crater since landing in 2012. This study reports the record of optical depth derived from visible and near-infrared images of the Sun. Aerosol optical depth, which is mostly due to dust but also includes ice, dominates the record, with gas optical depth too small to measure. The optical depth record includes the effects of regional dust storms and one planet-encircling dust event, showing the expected peaks during southern spring and summer and relatively lower and more stable optical depth in fall and winter. The measurements show that there is a seasonally varying diurnal change in dust load, with the optical depth peaking in the morning during southern spring and summer, correlated with thermotidal pressure changes. However, there was no systematic diurnal change during autumn and winter, except after one regional storm. There were indications that the dust was relatively enhanced at high altitudes during high-optical-depth periods and that high-altitude ice was significant during winter. The observations did not provide much information about particle size or composition, but they were consistent with a smaller particle size after aphelion (in southern winter). No scattering halos were seen in associated sky images, even when there was visual evidence of ice hazes or clouds, which suggests small or amorphous ice particles. Unexpectedly, the measurement campaign revealed that the cameras collected saltating sand in their sunshades 1.97 m above the surface. As a result, the measurement strategy had to be adjusted to avoid high-elevation imaging to avoid sand covering the optics.
Published: 2023

3. Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars

Author: Farley, K A, Stack, K M, Shuster, D L, Horgan, B H N, Hurowitz, J A, Tarnas, J D, Simon, J I, Sun, V Z, Scheller, E L, Moore, K R, McLennan, S M, Vasconcelos, P M, Wiens, R C, Treiman, A H, Mayhew, L E, Beyssac, O, Kizovski, T V, Tosca, N J, Williford, K H, Crumpler, L S, Beegle, L W, Bell, J F, Ehlmann, B L, Liu, Y, Maki, J N, Schmidt, M E, Allwood, A C, Amundsen, H E F, Bhartia, R, Bosak, T, Brown, A J, Clark, B C, Cousin, A, Forni, O, Gabriel, T S J, Goreva, Y, Gupta, S, Hamran, S-E, Herd, C D K, Hickman-Lewis, K, Johnson, J R, Kah, L C, Kelemen, P B, Kinch, K B, Mandon, L, Mangold, N, Quantin-Nataf, C, Rice, M S, Russell, P S, Sharma, S K, Siljeström, S, Steele, A, Sullivan, R, Wadhwa, M, Weiss, B P, Williams, A J, Wogsland, B V, Willis, P A, Acosta-Maeda, T A, Beck, P, Benzerara, K, Bernard, S, Burton, A S, Cardarelli, E L, Chide, B, Clavé, E, Cloutis, E A, Cohen, B A, Czaja, A D, Debaille, V, Dehouck, E, Fairén, A G, Flannery, D T, Fleron, S Z, Fouchet, T, Frydenvang, J, Garczynski, B J, Gibbons, E F, Hausrath, E M, Hayes, A G, Henneke, J, Jørgensen, J L, Kelly, E M, Lasue, J, Le Mouélic, S, Madariaga, J M, Maurice, S, Merusi, M, Meslin, P-Y, Milkovich, S M, Million, C C, Moeller, R C, Núñez, J I, Ollila, A M, Paar, G, Paige, D A, Pedersen, D A K, Pilleri, P, Pilorget, C, Pinet, P C, Rice, J W, Royer, C, Sautter, V, Schulte, M, Sephton, M A, Sholes, S F, Spanovich, N, St Clair, M, Tate, C D, Uckert, K, VanBommel, S J, Yanchilina, A G, Zorzano, M-P, Farley, K A, Stack, K M, Shuster, D L, Horgan, B H N, Hurowitz, J A, Tarnas, J D, Simon, J I, Sun, V Z, Scheller, E L, Moore, K R, McLennan, S M, Vasconcelos, P M, Wiens, R C, Treiman, A H, Mayhew, L E, Beyssac, O, Kizovski, T V, Tosca, N J, Williford, K H, Crumpler, L S, Beegle, L W, Bell, J F, Ehlmann, B L, Liu, Y, Maki, J N, Schmidt, M E, Allwood, A C, Amundsen, H E F, Bhartia, R, Bosak, T, Brown, A J, Clark, B C, Cousin, A, Forni, O, Gabriel, T S J, Goreva, Y, Gupta, S, Hamran, S-E, Herd, C D K, Hickman-Lewis, K, Johnson, J R, Kah, L C, Kelemen, P B, Kinch, K B, Mandon, L, Mangold, N, Quantin-Nataf, C, Rice, M S, Russell, P S, Sharma, S K, Siljeström, S, Steele, A, Sullivan, R, Wadhwa, M, Weiss, B P, Williams, A J, Wogsland, B V, Willis, P A, Acosta-Maeda, T A, Beck, P, Benzerara, K, Bernard, S, Burton, A S, Cardarelli, E L, Chide, B, Clavé, E, Cloutis, E A, Cohen, B A, Czaja, A D, Debaille, V, Dehouck, E, Fairén, A G, Flannery, D T, Fleron, S Z, Fouchet, T, Frydenvang, J, Garczynski, B J, Gibbons, E F, Hausrath, E M, Hayes, A G, Henneke, J, Jørgensen, J L, Kelly, E M, Lasue, J, Le Mouélic, S, Madariaga, J M, Maurice, S, Merusi, M, Meslin, P-Y, Milkovich, S M, Million, C C, Moeller, R C, Núñez, J I, Ollila, A M, Paar, G, Paige, D A, Pedersen, D A K, Pilleri, P, Pilorget, C, Pinet, P C, Rice, J W, Royer, C, Sautter, V, Schulte, M, Sephton, M A, Sholes, S F, Spanovich, N, St Clair, M, Tate, C D, Uckert, K, VanBommel, S J, Yanchilina, A G, and Zorzano, M-P
Abstract: The Perseverance rover landed in Jezero crater, Mars, to investigate ancient lake and river deposits. We report observations of the crater floor, below the crater’s sedimentary delta, finding the floor consists of igneous rocks altered by water. The lowest exposed unit, informally named Séítah, is a coarsely crystalline olivine-rich rock, which accumulated at the base of a magma body. Fe-Mg carbonates along grain boundaries indicate reactions with CO2-rich water, under water-poor conditions. Overlying Séítah is a unit informally named Máaz, which we interpret as lava flows or the chemical complement to Séítah in a layered igneous body. Voids in these rocks contain sulfates and perchlorates, likely introduced by later near-surface brine evaporation. Core samples of these rocks were stored aboard Perseverance for potential return to Earth.
Published: 2022

4. Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars

Author: Farley, K. A., Stack, K. M., Shuster, D. L., Horgan, B. H. N., Hurowitz, J. A., Tarnas, J. D., Simon, J. I., Sun, V. Z., Scheller, E. L., Moore, K. R., McLennan, S. M., Vasconcelos, P. M., Wiens, R. C., Treiman, A. H., Mayhew, L. E., Beyssac, O., Kizovski, T. V., Tosca, N. J., Williford, K. H., Crumpler, L. S., Beegle, L. W., Bell, J. F., Ehlmann, B. L., Liu, Y., Maki, J. N., Schmidt, M. E., Allwood, A. C., Amundsen, H. E. F., Bhartia, R., Bosak, T., Brown, A. J., Clark, B. C., Cousin, A., Forni, O., Gabriel, T. S. J., Goreva, Y., Gupta, S., Hamran, S.-E., Herd, C. D. K., Hickman-Lewis, K., Johnson, J. R., Kah, L. C., Kelemen, P. B., Kinch, K. B., Mandon, L., Mangold, N., Quantin-Nataf, C., Rice, M. S., Russell, P. S., Sharma, S., Siljeström, S., Steele, A., Sullivan, R., Wadhwa, M., Weiss, B. P., Williams, A. J., Wogsland, B. V., Willis, P. A., Acosta-Maeda, T. A., Beck, P., Benzerara, K., Bernard, S., Burton, A. S., Cardarelli, E. L., Chide, B., Clavé, E., Cloutis, E. A., Cohen, B. A., Czaja, A. D., Debaille, V., Dehouck, E., Fairén, A. G., Flannery, D. T., Fleron, S. Z., Fouchet, T., Frydenvang, J., Garczynski, B. J., Gibbons, E. F., Hausrath, E. M., Hayes, A. G., Henneke, J., Jørgensen, J. L., Kelly, E. M., Lasue, J., Le Mouélic, S., Madariaga, J. M., Maurice, S., Merusi, M., Meslin, P.-Y., Milkovich, S. M., Million, C. C., Moeller, R. C., Nuñez, J. I., Ollila, A. M., Paar, G., Paige, D. A., Pedersen, D. A. K., Pilleri, P., Pilorget, C., Pinet, P. C., Rice, J. W., Royer, C., Sautter, V., Schulte, M., Sephton, M. A., Sharma, S. K., Sholes, S. F., Spanovich, N., Clair, M. St., Tate, C. D., Uckert, K., VanBommel, S. J., Yanchilina, A. G., Zorzano, M.-P., Farley, K. A., Stack, K. M., Shuster, D. L., Horgan, B. H. N., Hurowitz, J. A., Tarnas, J. D., Simon, J. I., Sun, V. Z., Scheller, E. L., Moore, K. R., McLennan, S. M., Vasconcelos, P. M., Wiens, R. C., Treiman, A. H., Mayhew, L. E., Beyssac, O., Kizovski, T. V., Tosca, N. J., Williford, K. H., Crumpler, L. S., Beegle, L. W., Bell, J. F., Ehlmann, B. L., Liu, Y., Maki, J. N., Schmidt, M. E., Allwood, A. C., Amundsen, H. E. F., Bhartia, R., Bosak, T., Brown, A. J., Clark, B. C., Cousin, A., Forni, O., Gabriel, T. S. J., Goreva, Y., Gupta, S., Hamran, S.-E., Herd, C. D. K., Hickman-Lewis, K., Johnson, J. R., Kah, L. C., Kelemen, P. B., Kinch, K. B., Mandon, L., Mangold, N., Quantin-Nataf, C., Rice, M. S., Russell, P. S., Sharma, S., Siljeström, S., Steele, A., Sullivan, R., Wadhwa, M., Weiss, B. P., Williams, A. J., Wogsland, B. V., Willis, P. A., Acosta-Maeda, T. A., Beck, P., Benzerara, K., Bernard, S., Burton, A. S., Cardarelli, E. L., Chide, B., Clavé, E., Cloutis, E. A., Cohen, B. A., Czaja, A. D., Debaille, V., Dehouck, E., Fairén, A. G., Flannery, D. T., Fleron, S. Z., Fouchet, T., Frydenvang, J., Garczynski, B. J., Gibbons, E. F., Hausrath, E. M., Hayes, A. G., Henneke, J., Jørgensen, J. L., Kelly, E. M., Lasue, J., Le Mouélic, S., Madariaga, J. M., Maurice, S., Merusi, M., Meslin, P.-Y., Milkovich, S. M., Million, C. C., Moeller, R. C., Nuñez, J. I., Ollila, A. M., Paar, G., Paige, D. A., Pedersen, D. A. K., Pilleri, P., Pilorget, C., Pinet, P. C., Rice, J. W., Royer, C., Sautter, V., Schulte, M., Sephton, M. A., Sharma, S. K., Sholes, S. F., Spanovich, N., Clair, M. St., Tate, C. D., Uckert, K., VanBommel, S. J., Yanchilina, A. G., and Zorzano, M.-P.
Abstract: The Perseverance rover landed in Jezero crater, Mars, to investigate ancient lake and river deposits. We report observations of the crater floor, below the crater's sedimentary delta, finding that the floor consists of igneous rocks altered by water. The lowest exposed unit, informally named Seitah, is a coarsely crystalline olivine-rich rock, which accumulated at the base of a magma body. Magnesium-iron carbonates along grain boundaries indicate reactions with carbon dioxide-rich water under water-poor conditions. Overlying Seitah is a unit informally named Maaz, which we interpret as lava flows or the chemical complement to Seitah in a layered igneous body. Voids in these rocks contain sulfates and perchlorates, likely introduced by later near-surface brine evaporation. Core samples of these rocks have been stored aboard Perseverance for potential return to Earth.
Published: 2022

5. Implementing bioburden reduction and control on the deliquescent hydrogel of the HABIT/ExoMars 2022 instrument

Author: Swedish National Space Agency, Australian Government, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Martin Torres, Javier [0000-0001-6479-2236], Zorzano, M-P. [0000-0002-4492-9650], Mathanlal, Thasshwin, Nazarious, Miracle Israel, Ramachandran, Abhilash Vakkada, Zorzano, María Paz, Martín Torres, Javier, Rettberg, Petra, Swedish National Space Agency, Australian Government, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Martin Torres, Javier [0000-0001-6479-2236], Zorzano, M-P. [0000-0002-4492-9650], Mathanlal, Thasshwin, Nazarious, Miracle Israel, Ramachandran, Abhilash Vakkada, Zorzano, María Paz, Martín Torres, Javier, and Rettberg, Petra
Abstract: The HabitAbility: Brines, Irradiation and Temperature (HABIT) instrument will be part of the ExoMars 2022 mission (ESA/Roscosmos) and will be the first European In-situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) instrument capable of producing liquid water on Mars. HABIT is composed by two modules: Environmental Package (EnvPack) and Brine Observation Transition To Liquid Experiment (BOTTLE). EnvPack will help to study the current habitability conditions on Mars investigating the air and surface thermal ranges and Ultraviolet (UV) irradiance; and BOTTLE is a container with four independent vessels housing deliquescent salts, which are known to be present on Mars, where the liquid water will be produced after deliquescence. In order to prevent capillarity of deliquescent or hydrated salts, a mixture of deliquescent salts with Super Absorbent Polymer (SAP) based on polyacrylamide is utilized. This mixture has deliquescent and hydrogel properties and can be reused by applying a thermal cycle, complying thus with the purpose of the instrument. A High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) grade filter made of polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) porous membrane sandwiched between spunbounded non-woven fabric stands as a physical barrier allowing interaction between the gaseous molecules of the Martian atmosphere and the salt mixtures, and at the same time preventing the passage of any potential biological contamination from the cells to the outside or vice-versa. In addition to the physical barrier, a strict bioburden reduction and analysis procedure is applied to the hardware and the contained salt mixtures adhering to the European Cooperation for Space Standardization protocol of microbial examination of flight hardware (ECSS-Q-ST-70-55C). The deliquescent salts and the SAP products need to be properly treated independently to adhere to the planetary protection protocols. In this manuscript, we describe the bioburden reduction process utilized to sterilize the salt mixtures in BOTTLE and the as
Published: 2020

6. Wind retrieval from temperature measurements from the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station/Mars Science Laboratory

Author: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Martin Torres, Javier [0000-0001-6479-2236], Zorzano, M-P. [0000-0002-4492-9650], Soria-Salinas, Álvaro, Zorzano, María Paz, Mantas Nakhai, Roberto, Martín Torres, Javier, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Martin Torres, Javier [0000-0001-6479-2236], Zorzano, M-P. [0000-0002-4492-9650], Soria-Salinas, Álvaro, Zorzano, María Paz, Mantas Nakhai, Roberto, and Martín Torres, Javier
Abstract: This work presents a novel method for the real-time retrieval of wind speed on the surface of Mars that uses temperature measurements from the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) instrument onboard the Curiosity rover of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. After final failure of the Wind Sensor (WS) in sol 1491, REMS has not been providing wind data. The new wind retrieval approach that we propose may eventually be able to supply MSL with wind values for contextualizing the rover's operations and for meteorological studies on the surface of Mars. The new method is based on forced convection modeling of the Air Temperature Sensors (ATS) of REMS as thin rods immersed in the extreme low-pressure and high-radiating atmospheric conditions of the Martian thermal boundary layer at a height of ∼1.5 m from the surface. A preliminary validation of the possibilities and limitations of this retrieval has been performed using comparative analysis with existing REMS wind field-site data for the same sols that are available at the Planetary Data System (PDS). We have developed both a “coarse” approach, in which wind speed is determined with no regard to wind direction, and a “refined” method, in which it is attempted to determine both wind speed and direction. Assuming the previously reported WS retrieval errors of 20% for the wind speed, we report an agreement to the WS values of wind speed ranging from 36.4% to 77% of the acquisition time for the “coarse” approach, depending on the sol examined. These promising results are limited to only evening extended acquisitions from 18:00 to 21:00 local mean solar time (LMST). This method could be applied to daytime conditions. The results suggest a new optimal orientation for wind speed retrieval of +60°clockwise with respect to the forward direction of the Curiosity rover, although the technique is not yet ready to be considered for planning of the Curiosity rover operations. This method could extend the wind characteri
Published: 2020

7. No detection of methane on Mars from early ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter observation

Author: Korablev, Oleg, Vandaele, Ann Carine, Montmessin, Franck, Fedorova, Anna A., Trokhimovskiy, Alexander, Forget, Francois, Lefèvre, Franck, Daerden, Frank, Thomas, Ian R., Trompet, Loïc, Erwin, Justin T., Aoki, Shohei, Robert, Séverine, Neary, Lori, Viscardy, Sébastien, Grigoriev, Alexey V., Ignatiev, Nikolay I., Shakun, Alexey, Patrakeev, Andrey, Belyaev, Denis A., Bertaux, Jean-Loup, Olsen, Kevin S., Baggio, Lucio, Alday, Juan, Ivanov, Yuriy S., Ristic, Bojan, Mason, Jon, Willame, Yannick, Depiesse, Cédric, Hetey, Laszlo, Berkenbosch, Sophie, Clairquin, Roland, Queirolo, Claudio, Beeckman, Bram, Neefs, Eddy, Patel, Manish R., Bellucci, Giancarlo, López-Moreno, Jose-Juan, Wilson, Colin F., Etiope, Giuseppe, Zelenyi, Lev, Svedhem, Håkan, Vago, Jorge L., Alonso-Rodrigo, G., Altieri, Francesca, Anufreychik, Konstantin, Arnold, Gabriele, Bauduin, Sophie, Bolsée, David, Carrozzo, Giacomo, Clancy, Todd, Cloutis, Edward, Crismani, Matteo, Da Pieve, Fabiana, D'Aversa, Emiliano, Duxbury, Natalia, Encrenaz, T., Fouchet, Thierry, Funke, Bernd, Fussen, Didier, Garcia-Comas, Maia, Gérard, Jean-Claude, Giuranna, Marco, Gkouvelis, Leo, Gonzalez-Galindo, Francisco, Grassi, Davide, Guerlet, Sandrine, Hartogh, Paul, Holmes, James, Hubert, B., Kaminski, Jacek, Karatekin, Ozgur, Kasaba, Y., Kass, David, Khatuntsev, Igor, Kleinböhl, A., Kokonkov, Nikita, Krasnopolsky, Vladimir, Kuzmin, Ruslan, Lacombe, Gaétan, Lanciano, Orietta, Lellouch, Emmanuel, Lewis, Stephen S.P., Luginin, Mikhail, Liuzzi, Giuliano, López-Puertas, Manuel, López-Valverde, Miguel, Määttänen, Anni A, Mahieux, Arnaud, Marcq, E., Martin-Torres, Javier, Maslov, Igor, Medvedev, Alexander, Moshkin, Boris, Mumma, Michael J., Nakagawa, Hiromu, Novak, Robert E., Oliva, Fabrizio, Patsaev, Dmitry, Piccialli, A., Quantin-Nata, Cathy, Renotte, E., Ritter, Birgit, Rodin, AM, Schmidt, Frédéric, Schneider, N., Shematovich, Valery, Smith, Michael D., Teanby, Nicholas A., Thiemann, Ed, Thomas, Nicolas Le, Vander Auwera, Jean, Vazquez, Luis, Villanueva, Geronimo L., Vincendon, Matthieu, Whiteway, James J.A., Wilquet, Valérie, Wolff, Michael J., Wolkenberg, Paulina, Yelle, R., Zasova, Ludmila, Zorzano, M. P., Korablev, Oleg, Vandaele, Ann Carine, Montmessin, Franck, Fedorova, Anna A., Trokhimovskiy, Alexander, Forget, Francois, Lefèvre, Franck, Daerden, Frank, Thomas, Ian R., Trompet, Loïc, Erwin, Justin T., Aoki, Shohei, Robert, Séverine, Neary, Lori, Viscardy, Sébastien, Grigoriev, Alexey V., Ignatiev, Nikolay I., Shakun, Alexey, Patrakeev, Andrey, Belyaev, Denis A., Bertaux, Jean-Loup, Olsen, Kevin S., Baggio, Lucio, Alday, Juan, Ivanov, Yuriy S., Ristic, Bojan, Mason, Jon, Willame, Yannick, Depiesse, Cédric, Hetey, Laszlo, Berkenbosch, Sophie, Clairquin, Roland, Queirolo, Claudio, Beeckman, Bram, Neefs, Eddy, Patel, Manish R., Bellucci, Giancarlo, López-Moreno, Jose-Juan, Wilson, Colin F., Etiope, Giuseppe, Zelenyi, Lev, Svedhem, Håkan, Vago, Jorge L., Alonso-Rodrigo, G., Altieri, Francesca, Anufreychik, Konstantin, Arnold, Gabriele, Bauduin, Sophie, Bolsée, David, Carrozzo, Giacomo, Clancy, Todd, Cloutis, Edward, Crismani, Matteo, Da Pieve, Fabiana, D'Aversa, Emiliano, Duxbury, Natalia, Encrenaz, T., Fouchet, Thierry, Funke, Bernd, Fussen, Didier, Garcia-Comas, Maia, Gérard, Jean-Claude, Giuranna, Marco, Gkouvelis, Leo, Gonzalez-Galindo, Francisco, Grassi, Davide, Guerlet, Sandrine, Hartogh, Paul, Holmes, James, Hubert, B., Kaminski, Jacek, Karatekin, Ozgur, Kasaba, Y., Kass, David, Khatuntsev, Igor, Kleinböhl, A., Kokonkov, Nikita, Krasnopolsky, Vladimir, Kuzmin, Ruslan, Lacombe, Gaétan, Lanciano, Orietta, Lellouch, Emmanuel, Lewis, Stephen S.P., Luginin, Mikhail, Liuzzi, Giuliano, López-Puertas, Manuel, López-Valverde, Miguel, Määttänen, Anni A, Mahieux, Arnaud, Marcq, E., Martin-Torres, Javier, Maslov, Igor, Medvedev, Alexander, Moshkin, Boris, Mumma, Michael J., Nakagawa, Hiromu, Novak, Robert E., Oliva, Fabrizio, Patsaev, Dmitry, Piccialli, A., Quantin-Nata, Cathy, Renotte, E., Ritter, Birgit, Rodin, AM, Schmidt, Frédéric, Schneider, N., Shematovich, Valery, Smith, Michael D., Teanby, Nicholas A., Thiemann, Ed, Thomas, Nicolas Le, Vander Auwera, Jean, Vazquez, Luis, Villanueva, Geronimo L., Vincendon, Matthieu, Whiteway, James J.A., Wilquet, Valérie, Wolff, Michael J., Wolkenberg, Paulina, Yelle, R., Zasova, Ludmila, and Zorzano, M. P.
Abstract: info:eu-repo/semantics/published
Published: 2019

8. Subsurface robotic exploration for geomorphology, astrobiology and mining during MINAR6 campaign, Boulby Mine, UK: part I (Rover development)

Author: Martin Torres, Javier [0000-0001-6479-2236], Zorzano, M-P. [0000-0002-4492-9650], Mathanlal, Thasshwin, Bhardwaj, Anshuman, Vakkada Ramachandran, Abhilash, Zorzano, María Paz, Martín-Torres, F. J., Cockell, Charles S., Paling, Sean, Edwards, Tom, Martin Torres, Javier [0000-0001-6479-2236], Zorzano, M-P. [0000-0002-4492-9650], Mathanlal, Thasshwin, Bhardwaj, Anshuman, Vakkada Ramachandran, Abhilash, Zorzano, María Paz, Martín-Torres, F. J., Cockell, Charles S., Paling, Sean, and Edwards, Tom
Abstract: Autonomous exploration requires the use of movable platforms that carry a payload of instruments with a certain level of autonomy and communication with the operators. This is particularly challenging in subsurface environments, which may be more dangerous for human access and where communication with the surface is limited. Subsurface robotic exploration, which has been to date very limited, is interesting not only for science but also for cost-effective industrial exploitation of resources and safety assessments in mines. Furthermore, it has a direct application to exploration of extra-terrestrial subsurface environments of astrobiological and geological significance such as caves, lava tubes, impact or volcanic craters and subglacial conduits, for deriving in-situ mineralogical resources and establishing preliminary settlements. However, the technological solutions are generally tailor-made and are therefore considered as costly, fragile and environment-specific, further hindering their extensive and effective applications. To demonstrate the advantages of rover exploration for a broad-community, we have developed KORE (KOmpact Rover for Exploration); a low-cost, re-usable, rover multi-purpose platform. The rover platform has been developed as a technological demonstration for extra-terrestrial subsurface exploration and terrestrial mining operations pertaining to geomorphological mapping, environmental monitoring, gas leak detections and search and rescue operations in case of an accident. The present paper, the first part of a series of two, focuses on describing the development of a robust rover platform to perform dedicated geomorphological, astrobiological and mining tasks. KORE was further tested in the Mine Analogue Research 6 (MINAR6) campaign during September 2018 in the Boulby mine (UK), the second deepest potash mine in Europe at a subsurface depth of 1.1 km, the results of which will be presented in the second paper of this series. KORE is a large, se
Published: 2019

9. Martian dust storms impact on atmospheric H2O and D/H observed by ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

Author: Vandaele, Ann Carine, Korablev, Oleg, Daerden, Frank, Aoki, Shohei, Thomas, Ian R., Altieri, Francesca, López-Valverde, Miguel, Villanueva, Geronimo L., Liuzzi, Giuliano, Smith, Michael D., Erwin, Justin T., Trompet, Loïc, Fedorova, Anna A., Montmessin, Franck, Trokhimovskiy, Alexander, Belyaev, Denis A., Ignatiev, Nikolay I., Luginin, Mikhail, Olsen, Kevin S., Baggio, Lucio, Alday, Juan, Bertaux, Jean-Loup, Betsis, Daria, Bolsée, David, Clancy, Todd, Cloutis, Edward, Depiesse, Cédric, Funke, Bernd, Garcia-Comas, Maia, Gérard, Jean-Claude, Giuranna, Marco, Gonzalez-Galindo, Francisco, Grigoriev, Alexey V., Ivanov, Yuriy S., Kaminski, Jacek, Karatekin, Ozgur, Lefèvre, Franck, Lewis, Stephen S.P., López-Puertas, Manuel, Mahieux, Arnaud, Maslov, Igor, Mason, Jon, Mumma, Michael J., Neary, Lori, Neefs, Eddy, Patrakeev, Andrey, Patsaev, Dmitry, Ristic, Bojan, Robert, Séverine, Schmidt, Frédéric, Shakun, Alexey, Teanby, Nicholas A., Viscardy, Sébastien, Willame, Yannick, Whiteway, James J.A., Wilquet, Valérie, Wolff, Michael J., Bellucci, Giancarlo, Patel, Manish R., López-Moreno, Jose-Juan, Forget, Francois, Wilson, Colin F., Svedhem, Håkan, Vago, Jorge L., Rodionov, Daniel, Alonso-Rodrigo, G., Bauduin, Sophie, Carrozzo, Giacomo, Crismani, Matteo, Da Pieve, Fabiana, D'Aversa, Emiliano, Etiope, Giuseppe, Fussen, Didier, Geminale, A., Gkouvelis, Leo, Holmes, James, Hubert, B., Kasaba, Y., Kass, David, Kleinböhl, A., Lanciano, Orietta, Nakagawa, Hiromu, Novak, Robert E., Oliva, Fabrizio, Piccialli, A., Renotte, E., Ritter, Birgit, Schneider, N., Sindoni, G., Thiemann, Ed, Vander Auwera, Jean, Wolkenberg, Paulina, Yelle, R., Anufreychik, Konstantin, Arnold, Gabriele, Duxbury, Natalia, Fouchet, Thierry, Grassi, Davide, Guerlet, Sandrine, Hartogh, Paul, Khatuntsev, Igor, Kokonkov, Nikita, Krasnopolsky, Vladimir, Kuzmin, Ruslan, Lacombe, Gaétan, Lellouch, Emmanuel, Määttänen, Anni A, Marcq, E., Martin-Torres, Javier, Medvedev, Alexander, Moshkin, Boris, Quantin-Nata, Cathy, Rodin, AM, Shematovich, Valery, Thomas, Nicolas Le, Vazquez, Luis, Vincendon, Matthieu, Zasova, Ludmila, Zelenyi, Lev, Zorzano, M. P., Vandaele, Ann Carine, Korablev, Oleg, Daerden, Frank, Aoki, Shohei, Thomas, Ian R., Altieri, Francesca, López-Valverde, Miguel, Villanueva, Geronimo L., Liuzzi, Giuliano, Smith, Michael D., Erwin, Justin T., Trompet, Loïc, Fedorova, Anna A., Montmessin, Franck, Trokhimovskiy, Alexander, Belyaev, Denis A., Ignatiev, Nikolay I., Luginin, Mikhail, Olsen, Kevin S., Baggio, Lucio, Alday, Juan, Bertaux, Jean-Loup, Betsis, Daria, Bolsée, David, Clancy, Todd, Cloutis, Edward, Depiesse, Cédric, Funke, Bernd, Garcia-Comas, Maia, Gérard, Jean-Claude, Giuranna, Marco, Gonzalez-Galindo, Francisco, Grigoriev, Alexey V., Ivanov, Yuriy S., Kaminski, Jacek, Karatekin, Ozgur, Lefèvre, Franck, Lewis, Stephen S.P., López-Puertas, Manuel, Mahieux, Arnaud, Maslov, Igor, Mason, Jon, Mumma, Michael J., Neary, Lori, Neefs, Eddy, Patrakeev, Andrey, Patsaev, Dmitry, Ristic, Bojan, Robert, Séverine, Schmidt, Frédéric, Shakun, Alexey, Teanby, Nicholas A., Viscardy, Sébastien, Willame, Yannick, Whiteway, James J.A., Wilquet, Valérie, Wolff, Michael J., Bellucci, Giancarlo, Patel, Manish R., López-Moreno, Jose-Juan, Forget, Francois, Wilson, Colin F., Svedhem, Håkan, Vago, Jorge L., Rodionov, Daniel, Alonso-Rodrigo, G., Bauduin, Sophie, Carrozzo, Giacomo, Crismani, Matteo, Da Pieve, Fabiana, D'Aversa, Emiliano, Etiope, Giuseppe, Fussen, Didier, Geminale, A., Gkouvelis, Leo, Holmes, James, Hubert, B., Kasaba, Y., Kass, David, Kleinböhl, A., Lanciano, Orietta, Nakagawa, Hiromu, Novak, Robert E., Oliva, Fabrizio, Piccialli, A., Renotte, E., Ritter, Birgit, Schneider, N., Sindoni, G., Thiemann, Ed, Vander Auwera, Jean, Wolkenberg, Paulina, Yelle, R., Anufreychik, Konstantin, Arnold, Gabriele, Duxbury, Natalia, Fouchet, Thierry, Grassi, Davide, Guerlet, Sandrine, Hartogh, Paul, Khatuntsev, Igor, Kokonkov, Nikita, Krasnopolsky, Vladimir, Kuzmin, Ruslan, Lacombe, Gaétan, Lellouch, Emmanuel, Määttänen, Anni A, Marcq, E., Martin-Torres, Javier, Medvedev, Alexander, Moshkin, Boris, Quantin-Nata, Cathy, Rodin, AM, Shematovich, Valery, Thomas, Nicolas Le, Vazquez, Luis, Vincendon, Matthieu, Zasova, Ludmila, Zelenyi, Lev, and Zorzano, M. P.
Abstract: info:eu-repo/semantics/published
Published: 2019

10. The potential science and engineering value of samples delivered to Earth by Mars sample return

Author: Beaty, David D.W., Grady, Monica, McSween, H. Y., Sefton-Nash, E., Carrier, B., Altieri, F., Ammannito, E., Amelin, Yuri, Anand, Mahesh, Benning, Liane G, Bishop, J. L., Borg, L. E., Boucher, D., Brucato, John Robert, Buseman, H., Campbell, K., Czaja, A. D., Debaille, Vinciane, Des Marais, D. J., Dixon, M., Ehlmann, B. L., Farmer, J. D., Fernandez-Remolar, D. C., Filiberto, J., Fogarty, J., Glavin, D. P., Goreva, Y. S., Hallis, L. J., Harrington, Andrea A. D., Hausrath, E. M., Herd, C. D. K., Horgan, B., Humayun, M., Kleine, Thorsten, Kleinhenz, J., Mangold, Nicolas, Mayhew, L. E., McCoy, Tim, McCubbin, Francis M., McLennan, Scott M., Moser, Desmond, Moynier, Frédéric, Mustard, John Fraser, Niles, P. B., Ori, G. G., Raulin, F., Rettberg, Petra, Rucker, M. A., Schmitz, Nicole, Schwenzer, Susanne P., Septhon, M. A., Shaheen, R., Sharp, Z. D., Shuster, D. L., Siljeström, S., Smith, Caroline L., Spry, J. A., Steele, Andrew, Swindle, T. D., Ten Kate, Inge Loes, Tosca, N. J., Usui, Tomohiro, Van Kranendonk, M. J., Wadhwa, Meenakshi, Weiss, Benjamin P., Werner, Stephanie C., Westall, Frances, Wheeler, R. M., Zipfel, Jutta, Zorzano, M. P., Beaty, David D.W., Grady, Monica, McSween, H. Y., Sefton-Nash, E., Carrier, B., Altieri, F., Ammannito, E., Amelin, Yuri, Anand, Mahesh, Benning, Liane G, Bishop, J. L., Borg, L. E., Boucher, D., Brucato, John Robert, Buseman, H., Campbell, K., Czaja, A. D., Debaille, Vinciane, Des Marais, D. J., Dixon, M., Ehlmann, B. L., Farmer, J. D., Fernandez-Remolar, D. C., Filiberto, J., Fogarty, J., Glavin, D. P., Goreva, Y. S., Hallis, L. J., Harrington, Andrea A. D., Hausrath, E. M., Herd, C. D. K., Horgan, B., Humayun, M., Kleine, Thorsten, Kleinhenz, J., Mangold, Nicolas, Mayhew, L. E., McCoy, Tim, McCubbin, Francis M., McLennan, Scott M., Moser, Desmond, Moynier, Frédéric, Mustard, John Fraser, Niles, P. B., Ori, G. G., Raulin, F., Rettberg, Petra, Rucker, M. A., Schmitz, Nicole, Schwenzer, Susanne P., Septhon, M. A., Shaheen, R., Sharp, Z. D., Shuster, D. L., Siljeström, S., Smith, Caroline L., Spry, J. A., Steele, Andrew, Swindle, T. D., Ten Kate, Inge Loes, Tosca, N. J., Usui, Tomohiro, Van Kranendonk, M. J., Wadhwa, Meenakshi, Weiss, Benjamin P., Werner, Stephanie C., Westall, Frances, Wheeler, R. M., Zipfel, Jutta, and Zorzano, M. P.
Abstract: Executive summary provided in lieu of abstract., SCOPUS: no.j, info:eu-repo/semantics/published
Published: 2019

11. Martian Eolian Dust Probed by ChemCam

Author: Lasue, J., Cousin, A., Meslin, P. -Y., Mangold, N., Wiens, R. C., Berger, G., Dehouck, E., Forni, O., Goetz, W., Gasnault, O., Rapin, W., Schroeder, S., Ollila, A., Johnson, J., Le Mouelic, S., Maurice, S., Anderson, R., Blaney, D., Clark, B., Clegg, S. M., d'Uston, C., Fabre, C., Lanza, N., Madsen, M. B., Martin-Torres, J., Melikechi, N., Newsom, H., Sautter, V., Zorzano, M. P., Lasue, J., Cousin, A., Meslin, P. -Y., Mangold, N., Wiens, R. C., Berger, G., Dehouck, E., Forni, O., Goetz, W., Gasnault, O., Rapin, W., Schroeder, S., Ollila, A., Johnson, J., Le Mouelic, S., Maurice, S., Anderson, R., Blaney, D., Clark, B., Clegg, S. M., d'Uston, C., Fabre, C., Lanza, N., Madsen, M. B., Martin-Torres, J., Melikechi, N., Newsom, H., Sautter, V., and Zorzano, M. P.
Published: 2018

12. Organic molecules in the Sheepbed Mudstone, Gale Crater, Mars

Author: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Miller, Kristen, Summons, Roger E, Freissinet, C., Glavin, D. P., Mahaffy, P. R., Eigenbrode, J. L., Brunner, A. E., Buch, A., Szopa, C., Archer, P. D., Franz, H. B., Atreya, S. K., Brinckerhoff, W. B., Cabane, M., Coll, P., Conrad, P. G., Des Marais, D. J., Dworkin, J. P., Fairén, A. G., François, P., Grotzinger, J. P., Kashyap, S., ten Kate, I. L., Leshin, L. A., Malespin, C. A., Martin, M. G., Martin-Torres, F. J., McAdam, A. C., Ming, D. W., Navarro-González, R., Pavlov, A. A., Prats, B. D., Squyres, S. W., Steele, A., Stern, J. C., Sumner, D. Y., Sutter, B., Zorzano, M.-P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Miller, Kristen, Summons, Roger E, Freissinet, C., Glavin, D. P., Mahaffy, P. R., Eigenbrode, J. L., Brunner, A. E., Buch, A., Szopa, C., Archer, P. D., Franz, H. B., Atreya, S. K., Brinckerhoff, W. B., Cabane, M., Coll, P., Conrad, P. G., Des Marais, D. J., Dworkin, J. P., Fairén, A. G., François, P., Grotzinger, J. P., Kashyap, S., ten Kate, I. L., Leshin, L. A., Malespin, C. A., Martin, M. G., Martin-Torres, F. J., McAdam, A. C., Ming, D. W., Navarro-González, R., Pavlov, A. A., Prats, B. D., Squyres, S. W., Steele, A., Stern, J. C., Sumner, D. Y., Sutter, B., and Zorzano, M.-P.
Abstract: The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument on board the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover is designed to conduct inorganic and organic chemical analyses of the atmosphere and the surface regolith and rocks to help evaluate the past and present habitability potential of Mars at Gale Crater. Central to this task is the development of an inventory of any organic molecules present to elucidate processes associated with their origin, diagenesis, concentration, and long-term preservation. This will guide the future search for biosignatures. Here we report the definitive identification of chlorobenzene (150–300 parts per billion by weight (ppbw)) and C2 to C4 dichloroalkanes (up to 70 ppbw) with the SAM gas chromatograph mass spectrometer (GCMS) and detection of chlorobenzene in the direct evolved gas analysis (EGA) mode, in multiple portions of the fines from the Cumberland drill hole in the Sheepbed mudstone at Yellowknife Bay. When combined with GCMS and EGA data from multiple scooped and drilled samples, blank runs, and supporting laboratory analog studies, the elevated levels of chlorobenzene and the dichloroalkanes cannot be solely explained by instrument background sources known to be present in SAM. We conclude that these chlorinated hydrocarbons are the reaction products of Martian chlorine and organic carbon derived from Martian sources (e.g., igneous, hydrothermal, atmospheric, or biological) or exogenous sources such as meteorites, comets, or interplanetary dust particles.
Published: 2017

13. Organic molecules in the Sheepbed Mudstone, Gale Crater, Mars

Author: Freissinet, C., Glavin, D. P., Mahaffy, P. R., Miller, K. E., Eigenbrode, J. L., Summons, R. E., Brunner, A. E., Buch, A., Szopa, C., Archer, P. D., Franz, H. B., Atreya, S. K., Brinckerhoff, W. B., Cabane, M., Coll, P., Conrad, P. G., Des Marais, D. J., Dworkin, J. P., Fairén, A. G., François, P., Grotzinger, J. P., Kashyap, S., ten Kate, I. L., Leshin, L. A., Malespin, C. A., Martin, M. G., Martin-Torres, F. J., Mcadam, A. C., Ming, D. W., Navarro-González, R., Pavlov, A. A., Prats, B. D., Squyres, S. W., Steele, A., Stern, J. C., Sumner, D. Y., Sutter, B., Zorzano, M. P., the MSL Science Team, Freissinet, C., Glavin, D. P., Mahaffy, P. R., Miller, K. E., Eigenbrode, J. L., Summons, R. E., Brunner, A. E., Buch, A., Szopa, C., Archer, P. D., Franz, H. B., Atreya, S. K., Brinckerhoff, W. B., Cabane, M., Coll, P., Conrad, P. G., Des Marais, D. J., Dworkin, J. P., Fairén, A. G., François, P., Grotzinger, J. P., Kashyap, S., ten Kate, I. L., Leshin, L. A., Malespin, C. A., Martin, M. G., Martin-Torres, F. J., Mcadam, A. C., Ming, D. W., Navarro-González, R., Pavlov, A. A., Prats, B. D., Squyres, S. W., Steele, A., Stern, J. C., Sumner, D. Y., Sutter, B., Zorzano, M. P., and the MSL Science Team
Abstract: The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument on board the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover is designed to conduct inorganic and organic chemical analyses of the atmosphere and the surface regolith and rocks to help evaluate the past and present habitability potential of Mars at Gale Crater. Central to this task is the development of an inventory of any organic molecules present to elucidate processes associated with their origin, diagenesis, concentration, and long-term preservation. This will guide the future search for biosignatures. Here we report the definitive identification of chlorobenzene (150-300 parts per billion by weight (ppbw)) and C2 to C4 dichloroalkanes (up to 70ppbw) with the SAM gas chromatograph mass spectrometer (GCMS) and detection of chlorobenzene in the direct evolved gas analysis (EGA) mode, in multiple portions of the fines from the Cumberland drill hole in the Sheepbed mudstone at Yellowknife Bay. When combined with GCMS and EGA data from multiple scooped and drilled samples, blank runs, and supporting laboratory analog studies, the elevated levels of chlorobenzene and the dichloroalkanes cannot be solely explained by instrument background sources known to be present in SAM. We conclude that these chlorinated hydrocarbons are the reaction products of Martian chlorine and organic carbon derived from Martian sources (e.g., igneous, hydrothermal, atmospheric, or biological) or exogenous sources such as meteorites, comets, or interplanetary dust particles.
Published: 2015

14. Organic molecules in the Sheepbed Mudstone, Gale Crater, Mars.

Author: Freissinet, C, Freissinet, C, Glavin, DP, Mahaffy, PR, Miller, KE, Eigenbrode, JL, Summons, RE, Brunner, AE, Buch, A, Szopa, C, Archer, PD, Franz, HB, Atreya, SK, Brinckerhoff, WB, Cabane, M, Coll, P, Conrad, PG, Des Marais, DJ, Dworkin, JP, Fairén, AG, François, P, Grotzinger, JP, Kashyap, S, Ten Kate, IL, Leshin, LA, Malespin, CA, Martin, MG, Martin-Torres, FJ, McAdam, AC, Ming, DW, Navarro-González, R, Pavlov, AA, Prats, BD, Squyres, SW, Steele, A, Stern, JC, Sumner, DY, Sutter, B, Zorzano, M-P, Freissinet, C, Freissinet, C, Glavin, DP, Mahaffy, PR, Miller, KE, Eigenbrode, JL, Summons, RE, Brunner, AE, Buch, A, Szopa, C, Archer, PD, Franz, HB, Atreya, SK, Brinckerhoff, WB, Cabane, M, Coll, P, Conrad, PG, Des Marais, DJ, Dworkin, JP, Fairén, AG, François, P, Grotzinger, JP, Kashyap, S, Ten Kate, IL, Leshin, LA, Malespin, CA, Martin, MG, Martin-Torres, FJ, McAdam, AC, Ming, DW, Navarro-González, R, Pavlov, AA, Prats, BD, Squyres, SW, Steele, A, Stern, JC, Sumner, DY, Sutter, B, and Zorzano, M-P
Abstract: The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument on board the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover is designed to conduct inorganic and organic chemical analyses of the atmosphere and the surface regolith and rocks to help evaluate the past and present habitability potential of Mars at Gale Crater. Central to this task is the development of an inventory of any organic molecules present to elucidate processes associated with their origin, diagenesis, concentration, and long-term preservation. This will guide the future search for biosignatures. Here we report the definitive identification of chlorobenzene (150-300 parts per billion by weight (ppbw)) and C2 to C4 dichloroalkanes (up to 70 ppbw) with the SAM gas chromatograph mass spectrometer (GCMS) and detection of chlorobenzene in the direct evolved gas analysis (EGA) mode, in multiple portions of the fines from the Cumberland drill hole in the Sheepbed mudstone at Yellowknife Bay. When combined with GCMS and EGA data from multiple scooped and drilled samples, blank runs, and supporting laboratory analog studies, the elevated levels of chlorobenzene and the dichloroalkanes cannot be solely explained by instrument background sources known to be present in SAM. We conclude that these chlorinated hydrocarbons are the reaction products of Martian chlorine and organic carbon derived from Martian sources (e.g., igneous, hydrothermal, atmospheric, or biological) or exogenous sources such as meteorites, comets, or interplanetary dust particles.Key pointsFirst in situ evidence of nonterrestrial organics in Martian surface sediments Chlorinated hydrocarbons identified in the Sheepbed mudstone by SAM Organics preserved in sample exposed to ionizing radiation and oxidative condition.
Published: 2015

15. Organic molecules in the Sheepbed Mudstone, Gale Crater, Mars

Author: Petrology, Freissinet, C., Glavin, D. P., Mahaffy, P. R., Miller, K. E., Eigenbrode, J. L., Summons, R. E., Brunner, A. E., Buch, A., Szopa, C., Archer, P. D., Franz, H. B., Atreya, S. K., Brinckerhoff, W. B., Cabane, M., Coll, P., Conrad, P. G., Des Marais, D. J., Dworkin, J. P., Fairén, A. G., François, P., Grotzinger, J. P., Kashyap, S., ten Kate, I. L., Leshin, L. A., Malespin, C. A., Martin, M. G., Martin-Torres, F. J., Mcadam, A. C., Ming, D. W., Navarro-González, R., Pavlov, A. A., Prats, B. D., Squyres, S. W., Steele, A., Stern, J. C., Sumner, D. Y., Sutter, B., Zorzano, M. P., the MSL Science Team, Petrology, Freissinet, C., Glavin, D. P., Mahaffy, P. R., Miller, K. E., Eigenbrode, J. L., Summons, R. E., Brunner, A. E., Buch, A., Szopa, C., Archer, P. D., Franz, H. B., Atreya, S. K., Brinckerhoff, W. B., Cabane, M., Coll, P., Conrad, P. G., Des Marais, D. J., Dworkin, J. P., Fairén, A. G., François, P., Grotzinger, J. P., Kashyap, S., ten Kate, I. L., Leshin, L. A., Malespin, C. A., Martin, M. G., Martin-Torres, F. J., Mcadam, A. C., Ming, D. W., Navarro-González, R., Pavlov, A. A., Prats, B. D., Squyres, S. W., Steele, A., Stern, J. C., Sumner, D. Y., Sutter, B., Zorzano, M. P., and the MSL Science Team
Published: 2015

16. Organic molecules in the Sheepbed Mudstone, Gale Crater, Mars.

Author: Freissinet, C, Freissinet, C, Glavin, DP, Mahaffy, PR, Miller, KE, Eigenbrode, JL, Summons, RE, Brunner, AE, Buch, A, Szopa, C, Archer, PD, Franz, HB, Atreya, SK, Brinckerhoff, WB, Cabane, M, Coll, P, Conrad, PG, Des Marais, DJ, Dworkin, JP, Fairén, AG, François, P, Grotzinger, JP, Kashyap, S, Ten Kate, IL, Leshin, LA, Malespin, CA, Martin, MG, Martin-Torres, FJ, McAdam, AC, Ming, DW, Navarro-González, R, Pavlov, AA, Prats, BD, Squyres, SW, Steele, A, Stern, JC, Sumner, DY, Sutter, B, Zorzano, M-P, Freissinet, C, Freissinet, C, Glavin, DP, Mahaffy, PR, Miller, KE, Eigenbrode, JL, Summons, RE, Brunner, AE, Buch, A, Szopa, C, Archer, PD, Franz, HB, Atreya, SK, Brinckerhoff, WB, Cabane, M, Coll, P, Conrad, PG, Des Marais, DJ, Dworkin, JP, Fairén, AG, François, P, Grotzinger, JP, Kashyap, S, Ten Kate, IL, Leshin, LA, Malespin, CA, Martin, MG, Martin-Torres, FJ, McAdam, AC, Ming, DW, Navarro-González, R, Pavlov, AA, Prats, BD, Squyres, SW, Steele, A, Stern, JC, Sumner, DY, Sutter, B, and Zorzano, M-P
Abstract: The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument on board the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover is designed to conduct inorganic and organic chemical analyses of the atmosphere and the surface regolith and rocks to help evaluate the past and present habitability potential of Mars at Gale Crater. Central to this task is the development of an inventory of any organic molecules present to elucidate processes associated with their origin, diagenesis, concentration, and long-term preservation. This will guide the future search for biosignatures. Here we report the definitive identification of chlorobenzene (150-300 parts per billion by weight (ppbw)) and C2 to C4 dichloroalkanes (up to 70 ppbw) with the SAM gas chromatograph mass spectrometer (GCMS) and detection of chlorobenzene in the direct evolved gas analysis (EGA) mode, in multiple portions of the fines from the Cumberland drill hole in the Sheepbed mudstone at Yellowknife Bay. When combined with GCMS and EGA data from multiple scooped and drilled samples, blank runs, and supporting laboratory analog studies, the elevated levels of chlorobenzene and the dichloroalkanes cannot be solely explained by instrument background sources known to be present in SAM. We conclude that these chlorinated hydrocarbons are the reaction products of Martian chlorine and organic carbon derived from Martian sources (e.g., igneous, hydrothermal, atmospheric, or biological) or exogenous sources such as meteorites, comets, or interplanetary dust particles.Key pointsFirst in situ evidence of nonterrestrial organics in Martian surface sediments Chlorinated hydrocarbons identified in the Sheepbed mudstone by SAM Organics preserved in sample exposed to ionizing radiation and oxidative condition.
Published: 2015

17. Organic molecules in the Sheepbed Mudstone, Gale Crater, Mars

Author: Petrology, Freissinet, C., Glavin, D. P., Mahaffy, P. R., Miller, K. E., Eigenbrode, J. L., Summons, R. E., Brunner, A. E., Buch, A., Szopa, C., Archer, P. D., Franz, H. B., Atreya, S. K., Brinckerhoff, W. B., Cabane, M., Coll, P., Conrad, P. G., Des Marais, D. J., Dworkin, J. P., Fairén, A. G., François, P., Grotzinger, J. P., Kashyap, S., ten Kate, I. L., Leshin, L. A., Malespin, C. A., Martin, M. G., Martin-Torres, F. J., Mcadam, A. C., Ming, D. W., Navarro-González, R., Pavlov, A. A., Prats, B. D., Squyres, S. W., Steele, A., Stern, J. C., Sumner, D. Y., Sutter, B., Zorzano, M. P., the MSL Science Team, Petrology, Freissinet, C., Glavin, D. P., Mahaffy, P. R., Miller, K. E., Eigenbrode, J. L., Summons, R. E., Brunner, A. E., Buch, A., Szopa, C., Archer, P. D., Franz, H. B., Atreya, S. K., Brinckerhoff, W. B., Cabane, M., Coll, P., Conrad, P. G., Des Marais, D. J., Dworkin, J. P., Fairén, A. G., François, P., Grotzinger, J. P., Kashyap, S., ten Kate, I. L., Leshin, L. A., Malespin, C. A., Martin, M. G., Martin-Torres, F. J., Mcadam, A. C., Ming, D. W., Navarro-González, R., Pavlov, A. A., Prats, B. D., Squyres, S. W., Steele, A., Stern, J. C., Sumner, D. Y., Sutter, B., Zorzano, M. P., and the MSL Science Team
Published: 2015

18. Organic molecules in the Sheepbed Mudstone, Gale Crater, Mars

Author: Petrology, Freissinet, C., Glavin, D. P., Mahaffy, P. R., Miller, K. E., Eigenbrode, J. L., Summons, R. E., Brunner, A. E., Buch, A., Szopa, C., Archer, P. D., Franz, H. B., Atreya, S. K., Brinckerhoff, W. B., Cabane, M., Coll, P., Conrad, P. G., Des Marais, D. J., Dworkin, J. P., Fairén, A. G., François, P., Grotzinger, J. P., Kashyap, S., ten Kate, I. L., Leshin, L. A., Malespin, C. A., Martin, M. G., Martin-Torres, F. J., Mcadam, A. C., Ming, D. W., Navarro-González, R., Pavlov, A. A., Prats, B. D., Squyres, S. W., Steele, A., Stern, J. C., Sumner, D. Y., Sutter, B., Zorzano, M. P., the MSL Science Team, Petrology, Freissinet, C., Glavin, D. P., Mahaffy, P. R., Miller, K. E., Eigenbrode, J. L., Summons, R. E., Brunner, A. E., Buch, A., Szopa, C., Archer, P. D., Franz, H. B., Atreya, S. K., Brinckerhoff, W. B., Cabane, M., Coll, P., Conrad, P. G., Des Marais, D. J., Dworkin, J. P., Fairén, A. G., François, P., Grotzinger, J. P., Kashyap, S., ten Kate, I. L., Leshin, L. A., Malespin, C. A., Martin, M. G., Martin-Torres, F. J., Mcadam, A. C., Ming, D. W., Navarro-González, R., Pavlov, A. A., Prats, B. D., Squyres, S. W., Steele, A., Stern, J. C., Sumner, D. Y., Sutter, B., Zorzano, M. P., and the MSL Science Team
Published: 2015

19. Results from the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) on Board the Mars Science Laboratory

Author: Mischna, M.A., Gómez-Elvira, J., Armiens, C., Carrasco, I., Genzer, M., Gómez, F., Haberle, R., Hamilton, V.E., Harri, A.-M., Kahanpää, H., Kemppinen, O., Lepinette, A., Martín Soler, J., Martin-Torres, Javier, Martínez-Frías, J., Mora, L., Navarro, S., Newman, C., de Pablo, M.A., Peinado, V., Polkko, J., Rafkin, S.C.R., Ramos, M., Rennó, N.O., Richardson, M., Rodríguez-Manfredi, J.A., Romeral Planelló, J.J., Sebastián, E., de la Torre Juárez, M., Torres, J., Urquí, R., Vasavada, A.R., Verdasca, J., Zorzano, M.-P., Mischna, M.A., Gómez-Elvira, J., Armiens, C., Carrasco, I., Genzer, M., Gómez, F., Haberle, R., Hamilton, V.E., Harri, A.-M., Kahanpää, H., Kemppinen, O., Lepinette, A., Martín Soler, J., Martin-Torres, Javier, Martínez-Frías, J., Mora, L., Navarro, S., Newman, C., de Pablo, M.A., Peinado, V., Polkko, J., Rafkin, S.C.R., Ramos, M., Rennó, N.O., Richardson, M., Rodríguez-Manfredi, J.A., Romeral Planelló, J.J., Sebastián, E., de la Torre Juárez, M., Torres, J., Urquí, R., Vasavada, A.R., Verdasca, J., and Zorzano, M.-P.
Abstract: Upprättat; 2014; 20150629 (ninhul)
Published: 2014

20. REMS Instrument Design and Operation Status : Monitoring the Environment from a Moving Hot Exploration Rover on Mars

Author: Zorzano, M.-P., Martin-Torres, F. Javier, Armiens, C., Carrasco, I., Genzer, M., Gómez, F., Gómez-Elvira, J., Haberle, R., Hamilton, V.E., Harri, A.-M., Kahanpää, H., Kemppinen, O., Lepinette, A., Martín Soler, J., Martínez-Frías, J., Mischna, M., Mora, L., Navarro, S., Newman, C., de Pablo, M.A., Pla, J., Peinado, V., Polkko, J., Rafkin, S.C.R., Ramos, M., Rennó, N.O., Richardson, M., Rodríguez-Manfredi, J.A., Romeral Planelló, J.J., Sebastián, E., de la Torre Juárez, M., Torres, J., Urquí, R., Valentín-Serrano, P., Vasavada, A.R., Zorzano, M.-P., Martin-Torres, F. Javier, Armiens, C., Carrasco, I., Genzer, M., Gómez, F., Gómez-Elvira, J., Haberle, R., Hamilton, V.E., Harri, A.-M., Kahanpää, H., Kemppinen, O., Lepinette, A., Martín Soler, J., Martínez-Frías, J., Mischna, M., Mora, L., Navarro, S., Newman, C., de Pablo, M.A., Pla, J., Peinado, V., Polkko, J., Rafkin, S.C.R., Ramos, M., Rennó, N.O., Richardson, M., Rodríguez-Manfredi, J.A., Romeral Planelló, J.J., Sebastián, E., de la Torre Juárez, M., Torres, J., Urquí, R., Valentín-Serrano, P., and Vasavada, A.R.
Abstract: Upprättat; 2014; 20150629 (ninhul)
Published: 2014

21. Preliminary Interpretation of the Meteorological Environment Through Mars Science Laboratory Rover Environmental Monitoring Station Observations and Mesoscale Modeling

Author: Pla-García, J., Rafkin, S., Martin-Torres, Javier, Zorzano, M.-P., Elvira-Gómez, J., Pla-García, J., Rafkin, S., Martin-Torres, Javier, Zorzano, M.-P., and Elvira-Gómez, J.
Abstract: In this study the Mars Regional AtmosphericModeling System (MRAMS) has been applied to theGale Crater region, the landing site of the Mars ScienceLaboratory (MSL) Rover Curiosity. The landingsite is at one of the lowest elevations in Gale,between the crater rim and the ~4 km high centralmound known as Mt. Sharp. As Curiosity headstoward its long term target of Mt. Sharp, the meteorologicalconditions are expected to change due to theincreasing influence of topographically-inducedthermal circulations that have been predicted by numerousprevious studies [1, 2, 3, 4]. The types ofperturbations of pressure, air and ground temperatureand wind measured by the Rover EnvironmentalMonitoring Station (REMS) [5] have never beenobserved at other locations and these data provide agreat opportunity to test the models at the most meteorologicalinteresting area measured to date. Weprovide a comparison of MRAMS predictions (pressure,air temperature, winds and ground temperature)to the REMS data available at the location of theRover for sols 21-25 (when first regular REMSmeasurements were obtained, Ls=163), sols 51-55(Ls=180), sol 215 (Ls=270) and sols 348-352 (Ls=0),in order to provide a baseline of model performance., Upprättat; 2014; 20150602 (ninhul)
Published: 2014

22. Highlights from the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) on Board the Mars Science Laboratory: New Windows for Atmospheric Research on Mars

Author: Martin-Torres, Javier, Zorzano, M.-P., Armiens, C., Carrasco, I., Delgado-Bonal, A., Genzer, M., Gómez, F., Gómez-Elvira, J., Haberle, R., Hamilton, V.E., Harri, A.-M., Kahanpää, H., Kemppinen, O., Lemmon, M.T., Lepinette, A., Soler, J. Martín, Martínez-Frías, J., Mischna, M., Mora, L., Navarro, S., Newman, C., de Pablo, M.A., Pla-García, J., Peinado, V., Polkko, J., Rafkin, S.C.R., Ramos, M., Rennó, N.O., Richardson, M., Rodríguez-Manfredi, J.A., Romeral-Planelló, J.J., Sebastián, E., de la Torre Juárez, M., Torres, J., Ullán, A., Urquí, R., Valentín-Serrano, P., Vasavada, A.R., Martin-Torres, Javier, Zorzano, M.-P., Armiens, C., Carrasco, I., Delgado-Bonal, A., Genzer, M., Gómez, F., Gómez-Elvira, J., Haberle, R., Hamilton, V.E., Harri, A.-M., Kahanpää, H., Kemppinen, O., Lemmon, M.T., Lepinette, A., Soler, J. Martín, Martínez-Frías, J., Mischna, M., Mora, L., Navarro, S., Newman, C., de Pablo, M.A., Pla-García, J., Peinado, V., Polkko, J., Rafkin, S.C.R., Ramos, M., Rennó, N.O., Richardson, M., Rodríguez-Manfredi, J.A., Romeral-Planelló, J.J., Sebastián, E., de la Torre Juárez, M., Torres, J., Ullán, A., Urquí, R., Valentín-Serrano, P., and Vasavada, A.R.
Abstract: Upprättat; 2014; 20150629 (ninhul)
Published: 2014

23. Convective Vortices at the MSL Landing Site

Author: Kahanpää, H., Juarez, M. de la Torre, Moores, J., Rennó, N., Navarro, S., Haberle, R., Zorzano, M-P., Martin-Torres, Javier, Verdasca, J., Lepinette, A., Rodríguez-Manfredi, J.A., Gomez-Elvira, J., Kahanpää, H., Juarez, M. de la Torre, Moores, J., Rennó, N., Navarro, S., Haberle, R., Zorzano, M-P., Martin-Torres, Javier, Verdasca, J., Lepinette, A., Rodríguez-Manfredi, J.A., and Gomez-Elvira, J.
Abstract: Upprättat; 2014; 20150603 (ninhul)
Published: 2014

24. Results from the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) on Board the Mars Science Laboratory

Author: Mischna, M.A., Gómez-Elvira, J., Armiens, C., Carrasco, I., Genzer, M., Gómez, F., Haberle, R., Hamilton, V.E., Harri, A.-M., Kahanpää, H., Kemppinen, O., Lepinette, A., Martín Soler, J., Martin-Torres, Javier, Martínez-Frías, J., Mora, L., Navarro, S., Newman, C., de Pablo, M.A., Peinado, V., Polkko, J., Rafkin, S.C.R., Ramos, M., Rennó, N.O., Richardson, M., Rodríguez-Manfredi, J.A., Romeral Planelló, J.J., Sebastián, E., de la Torre Juárez, M., Torres, J., Urquí, R., Vasavada, A.R., Verdasca, J., Zorzano, M.-P., Mischna, M.A., Gómez-Elvira, J., Armiens, C., Carrasco, I., Genzer, M., Gómez, F., Haberle, R., Hamilton, V.E., Harri, A.-M., Kahanpää, H., Kemppinen, O., Lepinette, A., Martín Soler, J., Martin-Torres, Javier, Martínez-Frías, J., Mora, L., Navarro, S., Newman, C., de Pablo, M.A., Peinado, V., Polkko, J., Rafkin, S.C.R., Ramos, M., Rennó, N.O., Richardson, M., Rodríguez-Manfredi, J.A., Romeral Planelló, J.J., Sebastián, E., de la Torre Juárez, M., Torres, J., Urquí, R., Vasavada, A.R., Verdasca, J., and Zorzano, M.-P.
Abstract: Upprättat; 2014; 20150629 (ninhul)
Published: 2014

25. REMS Instrument Design and Operation Status : Monitoring the Environment from a Moving Hot Exploration Rover on Mars

Author: Zorzano, M.-P., Martin-Torres, F. Javier, Armiens, C., Carrasco, I., Genzer, M., Gómez, F., Gómez-Elvira, J., Haberle, R., Hamilton, V.E., Harri, A.-M., Kahanpää, H., Kemppinen, O., Lepinette, A., Martín Soler, J., Martínez-Frías, J., Mischna, M., Mora, L., Navarro, S., Newman, C., de Pablo, M.A., Pla, J., Peinado, V., Polkko, J., Rafkin, S.C.R., Ramos, M., Rennó, N.O., Richardson, M., Rodríguez-Manfredi, J.A., Romeral Planelló, J.J., Sebastián, E., de la Torre Juárez, M., Torres, J., Urquí, R., Valentín-Serrano, P., Vasavada, A.R., Zorzano, M.-P., Martin-Torres, F. Javier, Armiens, C., Carrasco, I., Genzer, M., Gómez, F., Gómez-Elvira, J., Haberle, R., Hamilton, V.E., Harri, A.-M., Kahanpää, H., Kemppinen, O., Lepinette, A., Martín Soler, J., Martínez-Frías, J., Mischna, M., Mora, L., Navarro, S., Newman, C., de Pablo, M.A., Pla, J., Peinado, V., Polkko, J., Rafkin, S.C.R., Ramos, M., Rennó, N.O., Richardson, M., Rodríguez-Manfredi, J.A., Romeral Planelló, J.J., Sebastián, E., de la Torre Juárez, M., Torres, J., Urquí, R., Valentín-Serrano, P., and Vasavada, A.R.
Abstract: Upprättat; 2014; 20150629 (ninhul)
Published: 2014

26. Preliminary Interpretation of the Meteorological Environment Through Mars Science Laboratory Rover Environmental Monitoring Station Observations and Mesoscale Modeling

Author: Pla-García, J., Rafkin, S., Martin-Torres, Javier, Zorzano, M.-P., Elvira-Gómez, J., Pla-García, J., Rafkin, S., Martin-Torres, Javier, Zorzano, M.-P., and Elvira-Gómez, J.
Abstract: In this study the Mars Regional AtmosphericModeling System (MRAMS) has been applied to theGale Crater region, the landing site of the Mars ScienceLaboratory (MSL) Rover Curiosity. The landingsite is at one of the lowest elevations in Gale,between the crater rim and the ~4 km high centralmound known as Mt. Sharp. As Curiosity headstoward its long term target of Mt. Sharp, the meteorologicalconditions are expected to change due to theincreasing influence of topographically-inducedthermal circulations that have been predicted by numerousprevious studies [1, 2, 3, 4]. The types ofperturbations of pressure, air and ground temperatureand wind measured by the Rover EnvironmentalMonitoring Station (REMS) [5] have never beenobserved at other locations and these data provide agreat opportunity to test the models at the most meteorologicalinteresting area measured to date. Weprovide a comparison of MRAMS predictions (pressure,air temperature, winds and ground temperature)to the REMS data available at the location of theRover for sols 21-25 (when first regular REMSmeasurements were obtained, Ls=163), sols 51-55(Ls=180), sol 215 (Ls=270) and sols 348-352 (Ls=0),in order to provide a baseline of model performance., Upprättat; 2014; 20150602 (ninhul)
Published: 2014

27. Highlights from the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) on Board the Mars Science Laboratory: New Windows for Atmospheric Research on Mars

Author: Martin-Torres, Javier, Zorzano, M.-P., Armiens, C., Carrasco, I., Delgado-Bonal, A., Genzer, M., Gómez, F., Gómez-Elvira, J., Haberle, R., Hamilton, V.E., Harri, A.-M., Kahanpää, H., Kemppinen, O., Lemmon, M.T., Lepinette, A., Soler, J. Martín, Martínez-Frías, J., Mischna, M., Mora, L., Navarro, S., Newman, C., de Pablo, M.A., Pla-García, J., Peinado, V., Polkko, J., Rafkin, S.C.R., Ramos, M., Rennó, N.O., Richardson, M., Rodríguez-Manfredi, J.A., Romeral-Planelló, J.J., Sebastián, E., de la Torre Juárez, M., Torres, J., Ullán, A., Urquí, R., Valentín-Serrano, P., Vasavada, A.R., Martin-Torres, Javier, Zorzano, M.-P., Armiens, C., Carrasco, I., Delgado-Bonal, A., Genzer, M., Gómez, F., Gómez-Elvira, J., Haberle, R., Hamilton, V.E., Harri, A.-M., Kahanpää, H., Kemppinen, O., Lemmon, M.T., Lepinette, A., Soler, J. Martín, Martínez-Frías, J., Mischna, M., Mora, L., Navarro, S., Newman, C., de Pablo, M.A., Pla-García, J., Peinado, V., Polkko, J., Rafkin, S.C.R., Ramos, M., Rennó, N.O., Richardson, M., Rodríguez-Manfredi, J.A., Romeral-Planelló, J.J., Sebastián, E., de la Torre Juárez, M., Torres, J., Ullán, A., Urquí, R., Valentín-Serrano, P., and Vasavada, A.R.
Abstract: Upprättat; 2014; 20150629 (ninhul)
Published: 2014

28. Convective Vortices at the MSL Landing Site

Author: Kahanpää, H., Juarez, M. de la Torre, Moores, J., Rennó, N., Navarro, S., Haberle, R., Zorzano, M-P., Martin-Torres, Javier, Verdasca, J., Lepinette, A., Rodríguez-Manfredi, J.A., Gomez-Elvira, J., Kahanpää, H., Juarez, M. de la Torre, Moores, J., Rennó, N., Navarro, S., Haberle, R., Zorzano, M-P., Martin-Torres, Javier, Verdasca, J., Lepinette, A., Rodríguez-Manfredi, J.A., and Gomez-Elvira, J.
Abstract: Upprättat; 2014; 20150603 (ninhul)
Published: 2014

29. Preliminary Interpretation of the Meteorological Environment Through Mars Science Laboratory Rover Environmental Monitoring Station Observations and Mesoscale Modeling

Author: Pla-García, J., Rafkin, S., Martin-Torres, Javier, Valentin-Serrano, P., Zorzano, M.-P., Gomez-Elvira, J., Pla-García, J., Rafkin, S., Martin-Torres, Javier, Valentin-Serrano, P., Zorzano, M.-P., and Gomez-Elvira, J.
Abstract: Upprättat; 2013; 20150602 (ninhul)
Published: 2013

30. Preliminary Interpretation of the Meteorological Environment Through Mars Science Laboratory Rover Environmental Monitoring Station Observations and Mesoscale Modeling

Author: Pla-García, J., Rafkin, S., Martin-Torres, Javier, Valentin-Serrano, P., Zorzano, M.-P., Gomez-Elvira, J., Pla-García, J., Rafkin, S., Martin-Torres, Javier, Valentin-Serrano, P., Zorzano, M.-P., and Gomez-Elvira, J.
Abstract: Upprättat; 2013; 20150602 (ninhul)
Published: 2013

31. Path integral evaluation of the one-loop effective potential in field theory of diffusion-limited reactions

Author: Hochberg, David, Zorzano, M. -P., Hochberg, David, and Zorzano, M. -P.
Abstract: The well-established effective action and effective potential framework from the quantum field theory domain is adapted and successfully applied to classical field theories of the Doi and Peliti type for diffusion controlled reactions. Through a number of benchmark examples, we show that the direct calculation of the effective potential in fixed space dimension $d=2$ to one-loop order reduces to a small set of simple elementary functions, irrespective of the microscopic details of the specific model. Thus the technique, which allows one to obtain with little additional effort, the potentials for a wide variety of different models, represents an important alternative to the standard model dependent diagram-based calculations. The renormalized effective potential, effective equations of motion and the associated renormalization group equations are computed in $d=2$ spatial dimensions for a number of single species field theories of increasing complexity., Comment: Plain LaTEX2e, 32 pages and three figures. Submitted to Journal of Statistical Physics
Published: 2005
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32. Radiative Habitable Zones in Martian Polar Environments

Author: Cordoba-Jabonero, C., Zorzano, M. -P., Selsis, F., Patel, M. R., Cockell, C. S., Cordoba-Jabonero, C., Zorzano, M. -P., Selsis, F., Patel, M. R., and Cockell, C. S.
Abstract: The biologically damaging solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation (quantified by the DNA-weighted dose) reaches the Martian surface in extremely high levels. Searching for potentially habitable UV-protected environments on Mars, we considered the polar ice caps that consist of a seasonally varying CO2 ice cover and a permanent H2O ice layer. It was found that, though the CO2 ice is insufficient by itself to screen the UV radiation, at 1 m depth within the perennial H2O ice the DNA-weighted dose is reduced to terrestrial levels. This depth depends strongly on the optical properties ofthe H2O ice layers (for instance snow-lile layes). The Earth-like DNA-weighted dose and Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) requirements were used to define the upper and lower limits of the nortern and southern polar radiative habitable zone (RHZ) for which a temporal and spatial mapping was performed. Based on these studies we conclude that phtosynthetic life might be possible within the ice layers of the polar regions. The thickness varies along each Martian polar spring and summer between 1.5 m and 2.4 m for H2= ice-like layers, and a few centimeters for snow-like covers. These Martian Earth-like radiative habitable environments may be primary targets for future Martian astrobiological missions. Special attention should be paid to planetary protection, since the polar RHZ may also be subject to terrestrial contamination by probes., Comment: 44 pages, 8 figures
Published: 2005
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33. Radiative Habitable Zones in Martian Polar Environments

Author: Cordoba-Jabonero, C., Zorzano, M. -P., Selsis, F., Patel, M. R., Cockell, C. S., Cordoba-Jabonero, C., Zorzano, M. -P., Selsis, F., Patel, M. R., and Cockell, C. S.
Abstract: The biologically damaging solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation (quantified by the DNA-weighted dose) reaches the Martian surface in extremely high levels. Searching for potentially habitable UV-protected environments on Mars, we considered the polar ice caps that consist of a seasonally varying CO2 ice cover and a permanent H2O ice layer. It was found that, though the CO2 ice is insufficient by itself to screen the UV radiation, at 1 m depth within the perennial H2O ice the DNA-weighted dose is reduced to terrestrial levels. This depth depends strongly on the optical properties ofthe H2O ice layers (for instance snow-lile layes). The Earth-like DNA-weighted dose and Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) requirements were used to define the upper and lower limits of the nortern and southern polar radiative habitable zone (RHZ) for which a temporal and spatial mapping was performed. Based on these studies we conclude that phtosynthetic life might be possible within the ice layers of the polar regions. The thickness varies along each Martian polar spring and summer between 1.5 m and 2.4 m for H2= ice-like layers, and a few centimeters for snow-like covers. These Martian Earth-like radiative habitable environments may be primary targets for future Martian astrobiological missions. Special attention should be paid to planetary protection, since the polar RHZ may also be subject to terrestrial contamination by probes., Comment: 44 pages, 8 figures
Published: 2005
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34. The Atmospheric Chemistry Suite (ACS) of Three Spectrometers for the ExoMars 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter

Author: Korablev, O., Montmessin, F., Trokhimovskiy, A., Fedorova, A. A., Shakun, A. V., Grigoriev, A. V., Moshkin, B. E., Ignatiev, N. I., Forget, F., Lefèvre, F., Anufreychik, K., Dzuban, I., Ivanov, Y. S., Kalinnikov, Y. K., Kozlova, T. O., Kungurov, A., Makarov, V., Martynovich, F., Maslov, I., Merzlyakov, D., Moiseev, P. P., Nikolskiy, Y., Patrakeev, A., Patsaev, D., Santos-Skripko, A., Sazonov, O., Semena, N., Semenov, A., Shashkin, V., Sidorov, A., Stepanov, A. V., Stupin, I., Timonin, D., Titov, A. Y., Viktorov, A., Zharkov, A., Altieri, F., Arnold, G., Belyaev, D. A., Bertaux, J. L., Betsis, D. S., Duxbury, N., Encrenaz, T., Fouchet, T., Gérard, J.-C., Grassi, D., Guerlet, S., Hartogh, P., Kasaba, Y., Khatuntsev, I., Krasnopolsky, V. A., Kuzmin, R. O., Lellouch, E., Lopez-Valverde, M. A., Luginin, M., Määttänen, A., Marcq, E., Martin Torres, J., Medvedev, A. S., Millour, E., Olsen, K. S., Patel, M. R., Quantin-Nataf, C., Rodin, A. V., Shematovich, V. I., Thomas, I., Thomas, N., Vazquez, L., Vincendon, M., Wilquet, V., Wilson, C. F., Zasova, L. V., Zelenyi, L. M., Zorzano, M. P., Korablev, O., Montmessin, F., Trokhimovskiy, A., Fedorova, A. A., Shakun, A. V., Grigoriev, A. V., Moshkin, B. E., Ignatiev, N. I., Forget, F., Lefèvre, F., Anufreychik, K., Dzuban, I., Ivanov, Y. S., Kalinnikov, Y. K., Kozlova, T. O., Kungurov, A., Makarov, V., Martynovich, F., Maslov, I., Merzlyakov, D., Moiseev, P. P., Nikolskiy, Y., Patrakeev, A., Patsaev, D., Santos-Skripko, A., Sazonov, O., Semena, N., Semenov, A., Shashkin, V., Sidorov, A., Stepanov, A. V., Stupin, I., Timonin, D., Titov, A. Y., Viktorov, A., Zharkov, A., Altieri, F., Arnold, G., Belyaev, D. A., Bertaux, J. L., Betsis, D. S., Duxbury, N., Encrenaz, T., Fouchet, T., Gérard, J.-C., Grassi, D., Guerlet, S., Hartogh, P., Kasaba, Y., Khatuntsev, I., Krasnopolsky, V. A., Kuzmin, R. O., Lellouch, E., Lopez-Valverde, M. A., Luginin, M., Määttänen, A., Marcq, E., Martin Torres, J., Medvedev, A. S., Millour, E., Olsen, K. S., Patel, M. R., Quantin-Nataf, C., Rodin, A. V., Shematovich, V. I., Thomas, I., Thomas, N., Vazquez, L., Vincendon, M., Wilquet, V., Wilson, C. F., Zasova, L. V., Zelenyi, L. M., and Zorzano, M. P.
Abstract: The Atmospheric Chemistry Suite (ACS) package is an element of the Russian contribution to the ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) mission. ACS consists of three separate infrared spectrometers, sharing common mechanical, electrical, and thermal interfaces. This ensemble of spectrometers has been designed and developed in response to the Trace Gas Orbiter mission objectives that specifically address the requirement of high sensitivity instruments to enable the unambiguous detection of trace gases of potential geophysical or biological interest. For this reason, ACS embarks a set of instruments achieving simultaneously very high accuracy (ppt level), very high resolving power (>10,000) and large spectral coverage (0.7 to 17 μm—the visible to thermal infrared range). The near-infrared (NIR) channel is a versatile spectrometer covering the 0.7–1.6 μm spectral range with a resolving power of ∼20,000. NIR employs the combination of an echelle grating with an AOTF (Acousto-Optical Tunable Filter) as diffraction order selector. This channel will be mainly operated in solar occultation and nadir, and can also perform limb observations. The scientific goals of NIR are the measurements of water vapor, aerosols, and dayside or night side airglows. The mid-infrared (MIR) channel is a cross-dispersion echelle instrument dedicated to solar occultation measurements in the 2.2–4.4 μm range. MIR achieves a resolving power of >50,000. It has been designed to accomplish the most sensitive measurements ever of the trace gases present in the Martian atmosphere. The thermal-infrared channel (TIRVIM) is a 2-inch double pendulum Fourier-transform spectrometer encompassing the spectral range of 1.7–17 μm with apodized resolution varying from 0.2 to 1.3 cm−1. TIRVIM is primarily dedicated to profiling temperature from the surface up to ∼60 km and to monitor aerosol abundance in nadir. TIRVIM also has a limb and solar occultation capability. The technical concept of the instrum

35. The potential science and engineering value of samples delivered to Earth by Mars sample return

Author: Beaty, D. W., Grady, Monica, McSween, H. Y., Sefton-Nash, E., Carrier, B. L., Altieri, F., Amelin, Y., Ammannito, E., Anand, M., Benning, L. G., Bishop, J. L., Borg, L. E., Boucher, D., Brucato, J. R., Busemann, H., Campbell, K. A., Czaja, A. D., Debaille, V., Des Marais, D. J., Dixon, M., Ehlmann, B. L., Farmer, J. D., Fernandez-Remolar, D. C., Filiberto, J., Fogarty, J., Glavin, D. P., Goreva, Y. S., Hallis, L. J., Harrington, A. D., M. Hausrath, E., Herd, C. D. K., Horgan, B., Humanyun, M., Kleine, T., Kleinhenz, J., Mackelprang, R., Mangold, N., Mayhew, L. E., McCoy, J. T., McCubbin, F. M., McLennan, S. M., Moser, D. E., Moynier, F., Mustard, J. F., Niles, P. B., Ori, G. G., Raulin, F., Rettberg, P., Rucker, M. A., Schmitz, N., Schwenzer, S. P., Sephton, M. A., Shaheen, R., Sharp, Z. D., Schuster, D. L., Siljestrom, S., Smith, C. L., Spry, J. A., Steele, A., Swindle, T. D., ten Kate, I. L., Tosca, N. J., Usui, T., Van Kranendonk, M. J., Wadhwa, M., Weiss, B. P., Werner, S. C., Westall, F., Wheeler, R. M., Zipfel, J., Zorzano, M. P., Beaty, D. W., Grady, Monica, McSween, H. Y., Sefton-Nash, E., Carrier, B. L., Altieri, F., Amelin, Y., Ammannito, E., Anand, M., Benning, L. G., Bishop, J. L., Borg, L. E., Boucher, D., Brucato, J. R., Busemann, H., Campbell, K. A., Czaja, A. D., Debaille, V., Des Marais, D. J., Dixon, M., Ehlmann, B. L., Farmer, J. D., Fernandez-Remolar, D. C., Filiberto, J., Fogarty, J., Glavin, D. P., Goreva, Y. S., Hallis, L. J., Harrington, A. D., M. Hausrath, E., Herd, C. D. K., Horgan, B., Humanyun, M., Kleine, T., Kleinhenz, J., Mackelprang, R., Mangold, N., Mayhew, L. E., McCoy, J. T., McCubbin, F. M., McLennan, S. M., Moser, D. E., Moynier, F., Mustard, J. F., Niles, P. B., Ori, G. G., Raulin, F., Rettberg, P., Rucker, M. A., Schmitz, N., Schwenzer, S. P., Sephton, M. A., Shaheen, R., Sharp, Z. D., Schuster, D. L., Siljestrom, S., Smith, C. L., Spry, J. A., Steele, A., Swindle, T. D., ten Kate, I. L., Tosca, N. J., Usui, T., Van Kranendonk, M. J., Wadhwa, M., Weiss, B. P., Werner, S. C., Westall, F., Wheeler, R. M., Zipfel, J., and Zorzano, M. P.

36. Fluids during diagenesis and sulfate vein formation in sediments at Gale crater, Mars

Author: Schwenzer, S. P., Bridges, J. C., Wiens, R. C., Conrad, P. G., Kelley, S. P., Leveille, R., Mangold, N., Martin-Torres, J., McAdam, A., Newsom, H., Zorzano, M. P., Rapin, W., Spray, J., Treiman, A. H., Westall, F., Fairen, A. G., Meslin, P.-Y., Schwenzer, S. P., Bridges, J. C., Wiens, R. C., Conrad, P. G., Kelley, S. P., Leveille, R., Mangold, N., Martin-Torres, J., McAdam, A., Newsom, H., Zorzano, M. P., Rapin, W., Spray, J., Treiman, A. H., Westall, F., Fairen, A. G., and Meslin, P.-Y.
Abstract: We model the fluids involved in the alteration processes recorded in the Sheepbed 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, nakhlites, and the ancient meteorite ALH 84001, as well as rocks analyzed by the Mars Exploration rovers, and with terrestrial ground and surface waters. The aqueous solution present during sediment alteration associated with phyllosilicate formation at Gale was high in Na, K, and Si; had low Mg, Fe, and Al concentrations—relative to terrestrial groundwaters such as the Deccan Traps and other modeled Mars fluids; and had near neutral to alkaline pH. Ca and S species were present in the 10−3 to 10−2 concentration range. A fluid local to Gale crater strata produced the alteration products observed by Curiosity and subsequent evaporation of this groundwater-type fluid formed impure sulfate- and silica-rich deposits—veins or horizons. In a second, separate stage of alteration, partial dissolution of this sulfate-rich layer in Yellowknife Bay, or beyond, led to the pure sulfate veins observed in YKB. This scenario is analogous to similar processes identified at a terrestrial site in Triassic sediments with gypsum veins of the Mercia Mudstone Group in Watchet Bay, UK.

37. Fluids, evaporation and precipitates at Gale Crater

Author: Schwenzer, S. P., Bridges, J. C., Leveille, R., Wiens, R. C., Mangold, N., McAdam, A., Conrad, P., Kelley, S. P., Westall, F., Martín-Torres, F., Zorzano, M.-P., Schwenzer, S. P., Bridges, J. C., Leveille, R., Wiens, R. C., Mangold, N., McAdam, A., Conrad, P., Kelley, S. P., Westall, F., Martín-Torres, F., and Zorzano, M.-P.
Abstract: The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission landed in Gale Crater, Mars, on 6th August 2012, and has explored the Yellowknife Bay area. The detailed mineralogical and sedimentological studies provide a unique opportunity to characterise the secondary fluids associated with this habitable environment.

38. Report of the Science Community Workshop on the proposed First Sample Depot for the Mars Sample Return Campaign

Author: Czaja, A. D., Zorzano, M.‐P., Kminek, G., Meyer, M. A., Beaty, D. W., Sefton‐Nash, E., Carrier, B. L., Thiessen, F., Haltigin, T., Bouvier, A., Dauphas, N., French, K. L., Hallis, L. J., Harris, R. L., Hauber, E., Rodriguez, L. E., Schwenzer, S., Steele, A., Tait, K. T., Thorpe, M. T., Usui, T., Vanhomwegen, J., Velbel, M. A., Edwin, S., Farley, K. A., Glavin, D. P., Harrington, A. D., Hays, L. E., Hutzler, A., Wadhwa, M., Czaja, A. D., Zorzano, M.‐P., Kminek, G., Meyer, M. A., Beaty, D. W., Sefton‐Nash, E., Carrier, B. L., Thiessen, F., Haltigin, T., Bouvier, A., Dauphas, N., French, K. L., Hallis, L. J., Harris, R. L., Hauber, E., Rodriguez, L. E., Schwenzer, S., Steele, A., Tait, K. T., Thorpe, M. T., Usui, T., Vanhomwegen, J., Velbel, M. A., Edwin, S., Farley, K. A., Glavin, D. P., Harrington, A. D., Hays, L. E., Hutzler, A., and Wadhwa, M.
Abstract: The Mars 2020/Mars Sample Return (MSR) Sample Depot Science Community Workshop was held on September 28 and 30, 2022, to assess the Scientifically‐Return Worthy (SRW) value of the full collection of samples acquired by the rover Perseverance at Jezero Crater, and of a proposed subset of samples to be left as a First Depot at a location within Jezero Crater called Three Forks. The primary outcome of the workshop was that the community is in consensus on the following statement: The proposed set of ten sample tubes that includes seven rock samples, one regolith sample, one atmospheric sample, and one witness tube constitutes a SRW collection that: (1) represents the diversity of the explored region around the landing site, (2) covers partially or fully, in a balanced way, all of the International MSR Objectives and Samples Team scientific objectives that are applicable to Jezero Crater, and (3) the analyses of samples in this First Depot on Earth would be of fundamental importance, providing a substantial improvement in our understanding of Mars. At the conclusion of the meeting, there was overall community support for forming the First Depot as described at the workshop and placing it at the Three Forks site. The community also recognized that the diversity of the Rover Cache (the sample collection that remains on the rover after placing the First Depot) will significantly improve with the samples that are planned to be obtained in the future by the Perseverance rover and that the Rover Cache is the primary target for MSR to return to Earth.

39. The potential science and engineering value of samples delivered to Earth by Mars sample return

Author: Beaty, D. W., Grady, Monica, McSween, H. Y., Sefton-Nash, E., Carrier, B. L., Altieri, F., Amelin, Y., Ammannito, E., Anand, M., Benning, L. G., Bishop, J. L., Borg, L. E., Boucher, D., Brucato, J. R., Busemann, H., Campbell, K. A., Czaja, A. D., Debaille, V., Des Marais, D. J., Dixon, M., Ehlmann, B. L., Farmer, J. D., Fernandez-Remolar, D. C., Filiberto, J., Fogarty, J., Glavin, D. P., Goreva, Y. S., Hallis, L. J., Harrington, A. D., M. Hausrath, E., Herd, C. D. K., Horgan, B., Humanyun, M., Kleine, T., Kleinhenz, J., Mackelprang, R., Mangold, N., Mayhew, L. E., McCoy, J. T., McCubbin, F. M., McLennan, S. M., Moser, D. E., Moynier, F., Mustard, J. F., Niles, P. B., Ori, G. G., Raulin, F., Rettberg, P., Rucker, M. A., Schmitz, N., Schwenzer, S. P., Sephton, M. A., Shaheen, R., Sharp, Z. D., Schuster, D. L., Siljestrom, S., Smith, C. L., Spry, J. A., Steele, A., Swindle, T. D., ten Kate, I. L., Tosca, N. J., Usui, T., Van Kranendonk, M. J., Wadhwa, M., Weiss, B. P., Werner, S. C., Westall, F., Wheeler, R. M., Zipfel, J., Zorzano, M. P., Beaty, D. W., Grady, Monica, McSween, H. Y., Sefton-Nash, E., Carrier, B. L., Altieri, F., Amelin, Y., Ammannito, E., Anand, M., Benning, L. G., Bishop, J. L., Borg, L. E., Boucher, D., Brucato, J. R., Busemann, H., Campbell, K. A., Czaja, A. D., Debaille, V., Des Marais, D. J., Dixon, M., Ehlmann, B. L., Farmer, J. D., Fernandez-Remolar, D. C., Filiberto, J., Fogarty, J., Glavin, D. P., Goreva, Y. S., Hallis, L. J., Harrington, A. D., M. Hausrath, E., Herd, C. D. K., Horgan, B., Humanyun, M., Kleine, T., Kleinhenz, J., Mackelprang, R., Mangold, N., Mayhew, L. E., McCoy, J. T., McCubbin, F. M., McLennan, S. M., Moser, D. E., Moynier, F., Mustard, J. F., Niles, P. B., Ori, G. G., Raulin, F., Rettberg, P., Rucker, M. A., Schmitz, N., Schwenzer, S. P., Sephton, M. A., Shaheen, R., Sharp, Z. D., Schuster, D. L., Siljestrom, S., Smith, C. L., Spry, J. A., Steele, A., Swindle, T. D., ten Kate, I. L., Tosca, N. J., Usui, T., Van Kranendonk, M. J., Wadhwa, M., Weiss, B. P., Werner, S. C., Westall, F., Wheeler, R. M., Zipfel, J., and Zorzano, M. P.

40. Fluids during diagenesis and sulfate vein formation in sediments at Gale crater, Mars

Author: Schwenzer, S. P., Bridges, J. C., Wiens, R. C., Conrad, P. G., Kelley, S. P., Leveille, R., Mangold, N., Martin-Torres, J., McAdam, A., Newsom, H., Zorzano, M. P., Rapin, W., Spray, J., Treiman, A. H., Westall, F., Fairen, A. G., Meslin, P.-Y., Schwenzer, S. P., Bridges, J. C., Wiens, R. C., Conrad, P. G., Kelley, S. P., Leveille, R., Mangold, N., Martin-Torres, J., McAdam, A., Newsom, H., Zorzano, M. P., Rapin, W., Spray, J., Treiman, A. H., Westall, F., Fairen, A. G., and Meslin, P.-Y.
Abstract: We model the fluids involved in the alteration processes recorded in the Sheepbed 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, nakhlites, and the ancient meteorite ALH 84001, as well as rocks analyzed by the Mars Exploration rovers, and with terrestrial ground and surface waters. The aqueous solution present during sediment alteration associated with phyllosilicate formation at Gale was high in Na, K, and Si; had low Mg, Fe, and Al concentrations—relative to terrestrial groundwaters such as the Deccan Traps and other modeled Mars fluids; and had near neutral to alkaline pH. Ca and S species were present in the 10−3 to 10−2 concentration range. A fluid local to Gale crater strata produced the alteration products observed by Curiosity and subsequent evaporation of this groundwater-type fluid formed impure sulfate- and silica-rich deposits—veins or horizons. In a second, separate stage of alteration, partial dissolution of this sulfate-rich layer in Yellowknife Bay, or beyond, led to the pure sulfate veins observed in YKB. This scenario is analogous to similar processes identified at a terrestrial site in Triassic sediments with gypsum veins of the Mercia Mudstone Group in Watchet Bay, UK.

41. Fluids, evaporation and precipitates at Gale Crater

Author: Schwenzer, S. P., Bridges, J. C., Leveille, R., Wiens, R. C., Mangold, N., McAdam, A., Conrad, P., Kelley, S. P., Westall, F., Martín-Torres, F., Zorzano, M.-P., Schwenzer, S. P., Bridges, J. C., Leveille, R., Wiens, R. C., Mangold, N., McAdam, A., Conrad, P., Kelley, S. P., Westall, F., Martín-Torres, F., and Zorzano, M.-P.
Abstract: The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission landed in Gale Crater, Mars, on 6th August 2012, and has explored the Yellowknife Bay area. The detailed mineralogical and sedimentological studies provide a unique opportunity to characterise the secondary fluids associated with this habitable environment.

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