The geological and climatological case for a warmer and wetter early Mars

RM Ramirez, RA Craddock - Nature geoscience, 2018 - nature.com
The climate of early Mars remains a topic of intense debate. Ancient terrains preserve
landscapes consistent with stream channels, lake basins and possibly even oceans, and …

Clay minerals on Mars: An up-to-date review with future perspectives

P Du, P Yuan, J Liu, B Ye - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Clay minerals, or analogously phyllosilicates, are some of the most astonishing minerals
ever discovered on Mars due to their roles as indicators of water-rock interaction. Their …

[HTML][HTML] The mineral diversity of Jezero crater: Evidence for possible lacustrine carbonates on Mars

BHN Horgan, RB Anderson, G Dromart, ES Amador… - Icarus, 2020 - Elsevier
Noachian-aged Jezero crater is the only known location on Mars where clear orbital
detections of carbonates are found in close proximity to clear fluvio-lacustrine features …

A coupled model of episodic warming, oxidation and geochemical transitions on early Mars

R Wordsworth, AH Knoll, J Hurowitz, M Baum… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Reconciling the geology of Mars with models of atmospheric evolution remains a major
challenge. Martian geology is characterized by past evidence for episodic surface liquid …

Geologic constraints on early Mars climate

ES Kite - Space Science Reviews, 2019 - Springer
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 …

The potential science and engineering value of samples delivered to Earth by Mars sample return: International MSR Objectives and Samples Team (iMOST)

DW Beaty, MM Grady, HY McSween… - … & Planetary Science, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

A solid interpretation of bright radar reflectors under the Mars south polar ice

IB Smith, DE Lalich, C Rezza… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bright radar reflections observed beneath the south polar layered deposits (SPLD) by the
Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding instrument were …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning applied for Antarctic soil mapping: Spatial prediction of soil texture for Maritime Antarctica and Northern Antarctic Peninsula

RG Siqueira, CM Moquedace, MR Francelino… - Geoderma, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil texture is one of the most important soil properties as it drives several physical,
chemical, biological, hydrological, and mechanical properties, and processes. In Antarctica …

Geological evidence for multiple climate transitions on Early Mars

ES Kite, S Conway - Nature Geoscience, 2024 - nature.com
Landforms and deposits observed on the Martian surface suggest that Mars' early climate
supported rivers and lakes over a time span of more than a billion years. But, like Earth …

Assessing the role of clay and salts on the origin of MARSIS basal bright reflections

E Mattei, E Pettinelli, SE Lauro, DE Stillman… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Anomalously bright basal reflections detected by MARSIS at Ultimi Scopuli have been
interpreted to indicate the presence of water-saturated materials or ponded liquid water at …