Early Mars climate research has well-defined goals (MEPAG 2018). Achieving these goals
requires geologists and climate modelers to coordinate. Coordination is easier if results are …

Here we review published studies on the abundance and diversity of terrestrial rock-hosted
life, the environments it inhabits, the evolution of its metabolisms, and its fossil biomarkers to …

Precipitated minerals, including salts, are primary tracers of atmospheric conditions and
water chemistry in lake basins. Ongoing in situ exploration by the Curiosity rover of …

Reports of methane detection in the Martian atmosphere have been intensely debated. The
presence of methane could enhance habitability and may even be a signature of life …

Return of samples from the surface of Mars has been a goal of the international Mars
science community for many years. Affirmation by NASA and ESA of the importance of Mars …

Recent robotic missions to Mars have offered new insights into the extent, diversity and
habitability of the Martian sedimentary rock record. Since the Curiosity rover landed in Gale …

Abstract The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover is traversing a sequence of stratified
sedimentary rocks in Gale crater that contain varied eolian, fluviodeltaic, and lake deposits …

Mineral‐filled fractures (veins) are valuable indicators of deformation and fluid flow within a
sedimentary package. Information obtained from vein morphology, texture, and chemistry …

Branching to sinuous ridges systems, hundreds of kilometers in length and comprising
layered strata, are present across much of Arabia Terra, Mars. These ridges are interpreted …

Two decades of intensive research have demonstrated that early Mars (2 Gyr) had an active
sedimentary cycle, including well-preserved stratigraphic records, understandable within a …