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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Windjana drill sample, a sandstone of the Dillinger member (Kimberley formation, Gale
Crater, Mars), was analyzed by CheMin X‐ray diffraction (XRD) in the MSL Curiosity rover …

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 (∼ …

Abstract The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity has documented a section of
fluvio-lacustrine strata at Yellowknife Bay (YKB), an embayment on the floor of Gale crater …

Concretions are prevalent features in the generally lacustrine deposits of the Murray
formation in Gale crater. In this work, we document the morphologic, textural, and chemical …

The MER rover Opportunity has carried out the first outcrop-scale investigation of ancient
sedimentary rocks on Mars. The rocks, exposed in craters and along fissures in Meridiani …