The WISDOM radar: unveiling the subsurface beneath the ExoMars Rover and identifying the best locations for drilling

V Ciarletti, S Clifford, D Plettemeier, A Le Gall… - Astrobiology, 2017 - liebertpub.com
The search for evidence of past or present life on Mars is the principal objective of the 2020
ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars Rover mission. If such evidence is to be found anywhere, it will …

APXS‐derived chemistry of the Bagnold dune sands: Comparisons with Gale Crater soils and the global Martian average

CD O'Connell‐Cooper, JG Spray… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract We present Alpha‐Particle X‐ray Spectrometer (APXS) data for the active Bagnold
dune field within the Gale impact crater (Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission). We derive …

[HTML][HTML] Relating geologic units and mobility system kinematics contributing to Curiosity wheel damage at Gale Crater, Mars

RE Arvidson, P DeGrosse Jr, JP Grotzinger… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Curiosity landed on plains to the north of Mount Sharp in August 2012. By June 2016 the
rover had traversed 12.9 km to the southwest, encountering extensive strata that were …

Iron and oxygen isotope fractionation during iron UV photo-oxidation: Implications for early Earth and Mars

NX Nie, N Dauphas, RC Greenwood - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2017 - Elsevier
Banded iron formations (BIFs) contain appreciable amounts of ferric iron (Fe 3+). The
mechanism by which ferrous iron (Fe 2+) was oxidized into Fe 3+ in an atmosphere that was …

Geologic overview of the Mars Science Laboratory rover mission at the Kimberley, Gale crater, Mars

MS Rice, S Gupta, AH Treiman… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover completed a detailed
investigation at the Kimberley waypoint within Gale crater from sols 571–634 using its full …

Alkali trace elements in Gale crater, Mars, with ChemCam: Calibration update and geological implications

V Payre, C Fabre, A Cousin, V Sautter… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Chemistry Camera (ChemCam) instrument onboard Curiosity can detect minor
and trace elements such as lithium, strontium, rubidium, and barium. Their abundances can …

Zinc and germanium in the sedimentary rocks of Gale Crater on Mars indicate hydrothermal enrichment followed by diagenetic fractionation

JA Berger, ME Schmidt, R Gellert… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc and germanium enrichments have been discovered in sedimentary rocks in Gale
Crater, Mars, by the Alpha Particle X‐ray Spectrometer on the rover Curiosity …

Low Hesperian PCO2 constrained from in situ mineralogical analysis at Gale Crater, Mars

TF Bristow, RM Haberle, DF Blake… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Carbon dioxide is an essential atmospheric component in martian climate models that
attempt to reconcile a faint young sun with planetwide evidence of liquid water in the …

The nitrate/(per) chlorate relationship on Mars

JC Stern, B Sutter, WA Jackson… - Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrate was recently detected in Gale Crater sediments on Mars at abundances up to~ 600
mg/kg, confirming predictions of its presence at abundances consistent with models based …

Classification scheme for sedimentary and igneous rocks in Gale crater, Mars

N Mangold, ME Schmidt, MR Fisk, O Forni… - Icarus, 2017 - Elsevier
Rocks analyzed by the Curiosity rover in Gale crater include a variety of clastic sedimentary
rocks and igneous float rocks transported by fluvial and impact processes. To facilitate the …