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  • First Landing Site/Exploration Zone Workshop for Human Mission to the Surface of Mars : October 27–30, 2015, Houston, Texas 
    Bussey, Ben; Davis, Richard (Rick) (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2015)
    The purpose of this workshop is to identify and discuss candidate locations where humans could land, live, and work on the martian surface.
  • 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 ...
  • Floods and Flows: Exploring Mars Geology on Earth 
    Kiefer, Walter S.; Shipp, Stephanie, 1964-; Nelson, Becky; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6741-5460 (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2008)
    Field guide to the 13-19 July 2008 NASA-sponsored field-based workshop for science educators. Covers the site of Ancient Glacial Lake Missoula and traces the path of its flood waters through Montana, Idaho, and into Washington.
  • Fluids during diagenesis and sulfate vein formation in sediments at Gale crater, Mars 
    Schwenzer, Susanne Petra; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9608-0759; Treiman, Allan H.; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8073-2839 (Wiley, 2016-11-08)
    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 ...
  • Formation of Tridymite and Evidence for a Hydrothermal History at Gale Crater, Mars 
    Yen, A. S.; Morris, Richard V.; Ming, D. W. (Douglas W.); Schwenzer, Susanne Petra; Sutter, B.; Vaniman, David; Treiman, Allan H.; Gellert, R.; Achilles, C. N.; Berger, J. A.; Blake, D. F.; Boyd, N. I.; Bristow, Thomas F.; Chipera, S. J.; Clark, Benton C.; Craig, Patricia I.; Downs, R. T.; Franz, H. B.; Gabriel, T.; McAdam, A. C.; Morrison, S. M.; O'Connell-Cooper, C. D.; Rampe, Elizabeth; Schmidt, Mariek; Thompson, Lucy; VanBommel, Scott J.; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7661-2626; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8073-2839; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9608-0759; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4080-4997 (American Geophysical Union, 2021-03-10)
    Using data from Curiosity's instrument suite, we show that the tridymite‐bearing rocks exhibit similar chemical patterns with silicon‐rich alteration zones which crosscut the layered sediments. We infer that the tridymite ...
  • Forum on Concepts and Approaches for Jupiter Icy Moon Orbiter : June 12-14, 2003, Houston, Texas 
    Hartman, Colleen (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2003)
    Science objectives for the proposed Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) will be explored and assessed. The objective of the forum was to identify the most compelling approaches in seven thematic categories using a set of ...
  • Forum on Innovative Approaches to Outer Planetary Exploration 2001-2020 : February 21-22, 2001, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas 
    Hartman, Colleen (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2001)
    The newly-created Outer Planets Program (OPP) Directorate at NASA Headquarters seeks to synthesize the best of recent thought about how planning should proceed during the next two decades for exploration of the outer ...
  • Fourteenth Lunar and Planetary Science Conference special session abstracts : return to the moon - March 16, 1983, future lunar program - March 17, 1983 
    Unknown author (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 1983)
  • Fourth annual HEDS-UP Forum : May 3-5, 2001, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas 
    Johnson, Kathleen Marie (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2001)
    Design problems dealing with human exploration of the Moon, Asteroids and Mars and the preparatory steps needed to get there.
  • Fourth International Conference on Early Mars: Geologic, Hydrologic, and Climatic Evolution and the Implications for Life : October 2–6, 2017, Flagstaff, Arizona 
    Clifford, Stephen Mark, 1952-; Baker, Victor R.; Beaty, D. W. (David W.); Fairén, Alberto G.; Farmer, Jack Dewayne; Kasting, James F.; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4042-2067; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0771-1713 (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2017)
    The purpose of the conference is twofold: (1) to consider how astronomical variations in insolation, impacts, volcanism, and the presence of water affected the nature of the early terrestrial and martian climates and the ...
  • Fourth International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration : October 2-6, 2006, Davos, Switzerland 
    Clifford, Stephen Mark, 1952-; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0771-1713 (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2006)
    The purpose of the conference is to assess the current state of Mars polar and climate research; discuss what might be learned from investigations of terrestrial analogs and the data returned from current and future missions; ...
  • Fourth International Planetary Dunes Workshop : integrating models, remote sensing, and field data : May 19-22, 2015 
    Titus, Timothy N. (Timothy Neal); https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0700-4875 (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2015)
    The purpose of this meeting is to provide a forum for discussion and the exchange of new ideas and approaches to gaining new insights into the aeolian processes that form and maintain dune fields on Earth and other planetary ...
  • A general model for the textural evolution of lunar soil 
    Lindsay, John F. (John Francis), 1941-2008 (Pergamon Press, 1974)
    Four dimensional cluster analysis of the grain size parameters (mean, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis) of 125 lunar soils from the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 sites has provided a basis for the construction of a general ...
  • The geochemical evolution of the moon 
    Taylor, Stuart Ross, 1925-; Jakeš, Petr (Pergamon Press, 1974)
    In this paper we consider the evidence for and the implications of homogeneous accretion of the moon. Inter-element ratios are used to calculate the composition of the highland crust.
  • 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 ...
  • Geochemical zoning and early differentiation in the moon 
    Taylor, Stuart Ross, 1925-; Jakeš, Petr (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1977)
    The volatile elements (e.g., Rb, Pb, Tl, Bi, Cs) seem to have been depleted at the time of lunar hide accretion. Accordingly, it may be assumed that the moon initially accreted from refractory material. The good correlation ...
  • Geologic context and potential EVA targets at the lunar south pole 
    Gawronska, Aleksandra; Barrett, Natasha; Boazman, Sarah; Gilmour, Cosette; Halim, Samuel; Harish; McCanaan, Kathryn; Satyakumar, Animireddi V.; Shah, Jahnavi; Meyer, Heather M.; Kring, David A. (David Allen); https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6888-9868; McCanaan, Kathryn; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3150-6787; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3440-6282; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4964-1138; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4978-530X (Elsevier, 2020-05-25)
    The Artemis human landing system concept of operations is initially limited to two astronauts who land "on the lunar south pole" and will not exceed a surface stay of 6.5 days near the south pole (NASA, 2019a). Potentially, ...
  • Geological Mapping of Pluto and Charon using New Horizons data 
    Moore, J. (Jeff); Spencer, John R. (John Robert), 1957-; McKinnon, William B.; Howard, Alan D.; White, Oliver L.; Umurhan, Orkan M., 1969-; Schenk, Paul M.; Beyer, Ross A.; Singer, Kelsi N.; Stern, Alan, 1957-; Weaver, Harold A., 1953-; Young, Leslie A.; Smith, K. Ennico; Olkin, Cathy B.; New Horizons Geology and Geophysics Imaging Team (ISPRS, 2016)
    Pluto and Charon exhibit strikingly different surface appearances, despite their similar densities and presumed bulk compositions. Systematic mapping has revealed that much of Pluto's surface can be attributed to ...
  • Geology, petrology, and crystallization of Apollo 15 quartz-normative basalts 
    Lofgren, Gary E.; Donaldson, Colin H.; Usselman, Thomas M. (Pergamon Press, 1975)
    The quartz-normative (QN) basalts collected at the Apollo 15 site have a unique and consistent bulk chemistry, but display a systematic variation in phenocryst morphology and matrix texture. Experimental crystallization ...
  • Geothermal resources of New Mexico : Late Tertiary and Quaternary tectonics and volcanism 
    Callender, J. F.; Seager, William R.; Swanberg, Chandler A. (Division of Geothermal and Hydropower Technologies, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1983)
    Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Scale 1:500,000. 1 cm. equals 5 km. 1 in. equals approx. 8 miles ; Lambert conformal conic projection based on standard parallels 33° and 45°; (W 109°--W 103°/N 37°-N 31°).

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