This review focuses on the progress made and recent developments regarding the use of
portable Raman spectrometric devices in the geosciences as well as with scientific testing of …

The 2020s could be called, with little doubt, the “Mars decade”. No other period in space
exploration history has experienced such interest in placing orbiters, rovers and landers on …

The Raman laser spectrometer (RLS) instrument onboard the Rosalind Franklin rover of the
ExoMars 2022 mission will analyze powdered samples on Mars to search for traces of life …

Clays are fine‐grained rocks that form in the presence of water. Their occurrence typically
depends on a combination of geological setting and geochemical conditions. The …

The Raman spectra of the Na2SO4‐K2SO4‐H2O system are not well‐defined in the
literature. Specifically, the proper identification of sodium and potassium sulphate …

The multianalytical study of terrestrial analogues is a useful strategy to deepen the
knowledge about the geological and environmental evolution of Mars and other …

In the present work, near-infrared, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, Raman, and X-
ray diffractometer techniques have been complementarily used to carry out a …

ExoFit trials are field campaigns financed by ESA to test the Rosalind Franklin rover and to
enhance collaboration practices between ExoMars working groups. During the first trial, a …

We present the compositional analysis of three terrestrial analogues of Martian olivine-
bearing rocks derived from both laboratory and flight-derived analytical instruments. In the …

The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover landed on February 18, 2021, and has started ground
operations. The ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover will touch down on June 10, 2023 …