[HTML][HTML] Multiple stages of aqueous alteration along fractures in mudstone and sandstone strata in Gale Crater, Mars

AS Yen, DW Ming, DT Vaniman, R Gellert… - Earth and Planetary …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mars rover Curiosity in Gale crater conducted the first-ever direct chemical and
mineralogical comparisons of samples that have clear parent (unaltered) and daughter …

Mineralogy and geochemistry of sedimentary rocks and eolian sediments in Gale crater, Mars: A review after six Earth years of exploration with Curiosity

EB Rampe, DF Blake, TF Bristow, DW Ming… - Geochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover arrived at Mars in August 2012 with a
primary goal of characterizing the habitability of ancient and modern environments. Curiosity …

Elemental composition and chemical evolution of geologic materials in Gale Crater, Mars: APXS results from Bradbury landing to the Vera Rubin ridge

JA Berger, R Gellert, NI Boyd, PL King… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Alpha Particle X‐ray Spectrometer (APXS) on the rover Curiosity has analyzed
the composition of geologic materials along a> 20‐km traverse in Gale crater on Mars. The …

Evidence for multiple diagenetic episodes in ancient fluvial‐lacustrine sedimentary rocks in Gale crater, Mars

CN Achilles, EB Rampe, RT Downs… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The Curiosity rover's exploration of rocks and soils in Gale crater has provided diverse
geochemical and mineralogical data sets, underscoring the complex geological history of …

Chemistry of fracture‐filling raised ridges in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater: Window into past aqueous activity and habitability on Mars

RJ Léveillé, J Bridges, RC Wiens… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The ChemCam instrument package on the Curiosity rover was used to characterize
distinctive raised ridges in the Sheepbed mudstone, Yellowknife Bay formation, Gale Crater …

[HTML][HTML] Mineralogy of an ancient lacustrine mudstone succession from the Murray formation, Gale crater, Mars

EB Rampe, DW Ming, DF Blake, TF Bristow… - Earth and Planetary …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract 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 …

Gypsum, bassanite, and anhydrite at Gale crater, Mars

DT Vaniman, GM Martínez… - … : Journal of Earth …, 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Analyses by the CheMin X-ray diffraction instrument on Mars Science Laboratory show that
gypsum, bassanite, and anhydrite are common minerals at Gale crater. Warm conditions (∼ …

[HTML][HTML] Alteration trends and geochemical source region characteristics preserved in the fluviolacustrine sedimentary record of Gale crater, Mars

CC Bedford, JC Bridges, SP Schwenzer… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mars Science Laboratory's Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument
suite on-board the Curiosity rover has analysed∼ 1200 sedimentary targets during the …

Diagenetic silica enrichment and late‐stage groundwater activity in Gale crater, Mars

J Frydenvang, PJ Gasda, JA Hurowitz… - Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Diagenetic silica enrichment in fracture‐associated halos that crosscut lacustrine and
unconformably overlying aeolian sedimentary bedrock is observed on the lower north slope …

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 …