Mars 2020 mission overview
KA Farley, KH Williford, KM Stack, R Bhartia… - Space Science …, 2020 - Springer
The Mars 2020 mission will seek the signs of ancient life on Mars and will identify, prepare,
document, and cache a set of samples for possible return to Earth by a follow-on mission …
document, and cache a set of samples for possible return to Earth by a follow-on mission …
Perseverance's scanning habitable environments with Raman and luminescence for organics and chemicals (SHERLOC) investigation
R Bhartia, LW Beegle, L DeFlores, W Abbey… - Space Science …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for
Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) is a robotic arm-mounted instrument on NASA's …
Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) is a robotic arm-mounted instrument on NASA's …
Perseverance rover reveals an ancient delta-lake system and flood deposits at Jezero crater, Mars
N Mangold, S Gupta, O Gasnault, G Dromart… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Observations from orbital spacecraft have shown that Jezero crater on Mars contains a
prominent fan-shaped body of sedimentary rock deposited at its western margin. The …
prominent fan-shaped body of sedimentary rock deposited at its western margin. The …
Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars
KA Farley, KM Stack, DL Shuster, BHN Horgan… - Science, 2022 - science.org
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 …
deposits. We report observations of the crater floor, below the crater's sedimentary delta …
An olivine cumulate outcrop on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars
The geological units on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars, are part of a wider regional
stratigraphy of olivine-rich rocks, which extends well beyond the crater. We investigated the …
stratigraphy of olivine-rich rocks, which extends well beyond the crater. We investigated the …
The dynamic atmospheric and aeolian environment of Jezero crater, Mars
Despite the importance of sand and dust to Mars geomorphology, weather, and exploration,
the processes that move sand and that raise dust to maintain Mars' ubiquitous dust haze and …
the processes that move sand and that raise dust to maintain Mars' ubiquitous dust haze and …
Geological, multispectral, and meteorological imaging results from the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover in Jezero crater
Perseverance's Mastcam-Z instrument provides high-resolution stereo and multispectral
images with a unique combination of spatial resolution, spatial coverage, and wavelength …
images with a unique combination of spatial resolution, spatial coverage, and wavelength …
The Mars 2020 Engineering Cameras and microphone on the perseverance rover: A next-generation imaging system for Mars exploration
JN Maki, D Gruel, C McKinney, MA Ravine… - Space science …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is equipped with a next-generation engineering
camera imaging system that represents an upgrade over previous Mars rover missions …
camera imaging system that represents an upgrade over previous Mars rover missions …
The Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer, MEDA. A suite of environmental sensors for the Mars 2020 mission
JA Rodriguez-Manfredi, M De la Torre Juárez… - Space science …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract NASA's Mars 2020 (M2020) rover mission includes a suite of sensors to monitor
current environmental conditions near the surface of Mars and to constrain bulk aerosol …
current environmental conditions near the surface of Mars and to constrain bulk aerosol …
Samples collected from the floor of Jezero Crater with the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover
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 …
Crater floor, from the potentially oldest Séítah formation outcrops to the potentially youngest …