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  • Anatomy of a martian meteorite 
    Herd, Christopher D. K.; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5210-4002 (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2003)
    Meteorites from Mars. Explore what they are made of, where scientists hunt for them, and what we learn from them.
  • Characterization and Calibration of the CheMin Mineralogical Instrument on Mars Science Laboratory 
    Blake, David C.; Treiman, Allan H.; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8073-2839 (Springer, 2012-06-23)
    A principal goal of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity is to identify and characterize past habitable environments on Mars. Determination of the mineralogical and chemical composition of Martian rocks and ...
  • The ChemCam Instrument Suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover: Body Unit and Combined System Tests 
    Wiens, Roger; Kirkland, L. E. (Laurel Ellyn) (Springer, 2012-06-21)
    The ChemCam instrument suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity provides remote compositional information using the first laser-induced breakdown spectrometer (LIBS) on a planetary mission, and provides ...
  • Clay mineral diversity and abundance in sedimentary rocks of Gale crater, Mars 
    Bristow, Thomas F.; Craig, Patricia I.; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4080-4997; Treiman, Allan H.; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8073-2839 (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2018-06-06)
    Clay minerals provide indicators of the evolution of aqueous conditions and possible habitats for life on ancient Mars. Analyses by the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity show that ~3.5–billion year (Ga) fluvio-lacustrine ...
  • A comparison of secondary craters on the Moon, Mercury, and Mars 
    Schultz, Peter H., 1944-; Singer, Jill (Pergamon Press, 1980)
    Craters on the Moon, Mars, and Mercury display contrasting styles of ejecta facies that presumably reflect different cratering environments (i.e., gravity, atmosphere, target properties). Two fundamental and distinct ...
  • Conference on the Geophysical Detection of Subsurface Water on Mars: Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas, August 6-10, 2001 
    George, Jeffrey A.; Stoker, Carol R.; Clifford, Stephen Mark, 1952-; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0771-1713 (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2001)
    The primary goal of the conference is to identify the most direct, unambiguous, and cost-effective approach to assessing the three-dimensional distribution and state of water within the martian crust — at a resolution ...
  • The Evolution of Volcanism, Tectonics, and Volatiles on Mars: An Overview of Recent Progress 
    Zimbelman, James R.; Solomon, Sean C.; Sharpton, Virgil L.; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0420-8453 (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 1991)
    Mars has been the target of a number of ambitious spacecraft missions, including the American Viking orbiters and landers in the late 1970s and, more recently, the Soviet Phobos spacecraft in 1989. Soon after the Viking ...
  • Explore Mars in augmented reality 
    Unknown author (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2017)
    Escape to the Red Planet and interact with a 3D model of Mars. Observe the transition from a wet planet early in its history to the dry world we see today. View locations of past landing sites and the top three targets for ...
  • Field Trip and Workshop on the Martian Highlands and Mojave Desert Analogs : Las Vegas, Nevada, and Barstow, California, October 20-27, 2001 
    Howard, Alan D.; Moore, J. (Jeff); Rice, J. W. (James W.) (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2001)
  • The first X-ray diffraction measurements on Mars 
    Bish, David L.; Treiman, Allan H.; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8073-2839 (International Union of Crystallography, 2014-11)
    The Mars Science Laboratory landed in Gale crater on Mars in August 2012, and the Curiosity rover then began field studies on its drive toward Mount Sharp, a central peak made of ancient sediments. CheMin is one of ten ...
  • Geochemical variation in the Stimson formation of Gale crater: Provenance, mineral sorting, and a comparison with modern Martian dunes 
    Bedford, Candice; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0783-1064; Schwenzer, Susanne Petra; Bridges, John C.; Banham, Steven; Wiens, Roger; Gasnault, Olivier M.; Rampe, Elizabeth; Frydenvang, Jens; Gasda, Patrick J.; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9608-0759 (Elsevier, 2020-05)
    A ChemCam geochemical study of the ancient aeolian Stimson formation in Gale crater. The geochemical effect of mineral sorting in the ancient dunes has been preserved. The Stimson dunes were transported SW-NE, opposite to ...
  • Habitability of Martian Noachian Hydrothermal Systems as Constrained by a Terrestrial Analog on the Colorado Plateau 
    Crandall, Jake R.; Filiberto, Justin; Castle, Nicholas; Potter-McIntyre, Sally L.; Schwenzer, Susanne Petra; Olsson-Francis, Karen; Perl, Scott (AAS, 2021-07-29)
    Volcanic features and impact craters are ubiquitous features on Mars, and hydrothermal systems associated with the production of these features should have been abundant in Mars's early history. These hydrothermal systems ...
  • Hydrothermal precipitation of sanidine (adularia) having full Al,Si structural disorder and specular hematite at Maunakea Volcano (Hawai'i) and at Gale Crater (Mars) 
    Morris, Richard V.; Rampe, Elizabeth; Vaniman, David; Christoffersen, Roy; Yen, A. S.; Morrison, S. M.; Ming, D. W. (Douglas W.); Achilles, C. N.; Fraeman, A. A.; Le, L.; Tu, V. M.; Ott, J. P.; Treiman, Allan H.; Hogancamp, J. V.; Graff, T. G.; Adams, M.; Hamilton, J. C.; Mertzman, S. A.; Bristow, Thomas F.; Blake, D. F.; Castle, Nicholas; Chipera, S. J.; Craig, Patricia I.; Marais, D. J. Des; Downs, G.; Downs, R. T.; Morookian, J. M.; Thorpe, M.; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7661-2626; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8073-2839; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4080-4997 (2020-06-19)
    A layer of weathering‐resistant material is located within the walls of an erosional gully of the Pu'u Poliahu cinder cone in the summit region of Maunakea volcano (Hawai'i). The volcanic cone, initially composed of unaltered ...
  • The importance of the study of igneous rocks and compositions to constrain the Martian planetary evolution. 
    Udry, Arya; Filiberto, Justin; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5058-1905; Gross, Juliane; Schmidt, Mariek E.; Rogers, Deanne; Hausrath, Libby; Wiens, Roger; Lanza, Nina (2020-07)
    This white paper summarizes the scientific importance of studying igneous compositions in meteorites, surface samples, and through orbital analyses to better constrain the geology of Mars as a whole and better understand ...
  • Iron-rich Clay Minerals on Mars: Potential Sources or Sinks for Hydrogen and Indicators of Hydrogen Loss over Time 
    Burt, Donald M. (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 1989)
    Although direct evidence is lacking, indirect evidence suggests that iron-rich clay minerals or poorly ordered chemical equivalents ("palagonite") are widespread on the martian surface. Such clays (or other Fe and OH-bearing ...
  • MarsWRF Convective Vortex and Dust Devil Predictions for Gale Crater Over 3 Mars Years and Comparison With MSL-REMS Observations 
    Newman, Claire E.; Kahanpää, H.; Richardson, M. I.; Martínez, Germán M.; Vicente‐Retortillo, Álvaro; Lemmon, Mark T.; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4553-7624; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5885-236X (AGU, 2019-11-15)
    The daytime Martian atmosphere produces convective vortices called "dust devils" when they are dust‐filled. Vortices produce rapid pressure drops, which have been detected in Gale Crater by Mars Science Laboratory instruments. ...
  • Measuring Mars Atmospheric Winds from Orbit 
    Guzewich, Scott; Abshire, James B.; Baker, M. M. (Mariah M.); Martínez, Germán M.; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5885-236X (2020-07-15)
    Wind is the process that connects Mars' climate system. Measurements of Mars atmospheric winds from orbit would dramatically advance our understanding of Mars and help prepare for human exploration of the Red Planet. ...
  • Mineralogy of an active eolian sediment from the Namib dune, Gale crater, Mars 
    Achilles, C. N.; Treiman, Allan H.; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8073-2839; Craig, Patricia I.; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4080-4997 (American Geophysical Union, 2017-11-30)
    Curiosity's recent traverse through an active basaltic eolian deposit, informally named the Bagnold Dune Field (Figure 1), provided the opportunity for a multi‐instrument investigation of the geomorphology, chemistry, and ...
  • Mineralogy of an ancient lacustrine mudstone succession from the Murray formation, Gale crater, Mars 
    Rampe, Elizabeth; Craig, Patricia I.; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4080-4997; Treiman, Allan H.; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8073-2839 (Elsevier, 2017-05-12)
    The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover has been traversing strata at the base of Aeolis Mons (informally known as Mount Sharp) since September 2014. The Murray formation makes up the lowest exposed strata of the Mount ...
  • Mineralogy of Vera Rubin Ridge From the Mars Science Laboratory CheMin Instrument 
    Rampe, Elizabeth; Bristow, Thomas F.; Morris, Richard V.; Morrison, S. M.; Achilles, C. N.; Ming, D. W. (Douglas W.); Vaniman, David; Blake, D. F.; Tu, V. M.; Chipera, S. J.; Yen, A. S.; Peretyazhko, T. S.; Downs, R. T.; Treiman, Allan H.; Grotzinger, John P.; Castle, Nicholas; Craig, Patricia I.; Marais, D. J. Des; Thorpe, M.; Fraeman, A. A.; Siebach, K. L.; Gellert, R.; Lafuente, B.; McAdam, A. C.; Meslin, P.-Y.; Sutter, B.; Salvatore, M. R.; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7661-2626; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8073-2839; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4080-4997 (American Geophysical Union, 2020-06-24)
    The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover performed an extensive campaign on Vera Rubin Ridge (VRR) to determine the geologic history of the ridge. Mineralogical data collected by the CheMin instrument of four rock samples ...

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