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 …

The modern near-surface Martian climate: a review of in-situ meteorological data from Viking to Curiosity

GM Martinez, CN Newman… - Space Science …, 2017 - Springer
We analyze the complete set of in-situ meteorological data obtained from the Viking landers
in the 1970s to today's Curiosity rover to review our understanding of the modern near …

The dynamic atmospheric and aeolian environment of Jezero crater, Mars

CE Newman, R Hueso, MT Lemmon, A Munguira… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
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 …

Background levels of methane in Mars' atmosphere show strong seasonal variations

CR Webster, PR Mahaffy, SK Atreya, JE Moores… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Variable levels of methane in the martian atmosphere have eluded explanation partly
because the measurements are not repeatable in time or location. We report in situ …

Mission overview and scientific contributions from the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover after eight years of surface operations

AR Vasavada - Space Science Reviews, 2022 - Springer
Abstract NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, with its Curiosity rover, has been
exploring Gale crater (5.4° S, 137.8° E) since 2012 with the goal of assessing the potential of …

Mars Science Laboratory observations of the 2018/Mars year 34 global dust storm

SD Guzewich, M Lemmon, CL Smith… - Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover observations of the 2018/Mars year 34
global/planet‐encircling dust storm represent the first in situ measurements of a global dust …

Modern Mars' geomorphological activity, driven by wind, frost, and gravity

S Diniega, AM Bramson, B Buratti, P Buhler, DM Burr… - Geomorphology, 2021 - Elsevier
Extensive evidence of landform-scale martian geomorphic changes has been acquired in
the last decade, and the number and range of examples of surface activity have increased …

Seasonal variations in atmospheric composition as measured in Gale Crater, Mars

MG Trainer, MH Wong… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument onboard the Mars Science
Laboratory Curiosity rover measures the chemical composition of major atmospheric …

Chemistry, mineralogy, and grain properties at Namib and High dunes, Bagnold dune field, Gale crater, Mars: A synthesis of Curiosity rover observations

BL Ehlmann, KS Edgett, B Sutter… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover performed coordinated measurements
to examine the textures and compositions of aeolian sands in the active Bagnold dune field …

Mineralogical Investigation of Mg‐Sulfate at the Canaima Drill Site, Gale Crater, Mars

SJ Chipera, DT Vaniman, EB Rampe… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
For the first time on Mars, the crystalline magnesium‐sulfate mineral starkeyite (MgSO4‧
4H2O) was definitively identified using the CheMin X‐ray diffraction instrument at Gale …