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SuperCam Raman Activities at Jezero Crater, Mars: Observational Strategies, Data Processing, and Mineral Detections During the First 1000 Sols Open

G. Lopez‐Reyes, J. A. Manrique, Elise Clavé, A. Ollila, Olivier Beyssac , et al. · 2025

The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover introduced Raman spectroscopy to in situ planetary exploration for the first time when it landed in Jezero crater on Mars in February 2021. The SuperCam instrument onboard Perseverance is a multi‐analytical…

Rock Coatings as Evidence for Late Surface Alteration on the Floor of Jezero Crater, Mars Open

Bradley Garczynski, B. Horgan, M. S. Rice, Lucia Mandon, Baptiste Chide , et al. · 2025

During the NASA Perseverance rover's exploration of the Jezero crater floor, coatings were commonly observed on rocks. These features may record past water‐rock‐atmosphere interactions on the crater floor, and understanding their origin is…

Lithium Content in Sedimentary Rocks in Gale Crater, Aeolis Mons, Measured by ChemCam as a Tracer for Aqueous Alteration and Source Rock Geochemistry  Open

Katrine Nikolajsen, J. Frydenvang, E. Dehouck, P. J. Gasda, C. C. Bedford , et al. · 2025

Geology Chemistry Physics

Lithium behaves uniquely in different geological environments, making it an excellent tracer element. It is moderately incompatible and is most prominent in highly evolved pegmatites and granites. However, its small ionic radius makes it s…

Ageing of organic materials at the surface of Mars: A Raman study aboard Perseverance Open

S. A. Bernard, Olivier Beyssac, J. A. Manrique, G. Lopez Reyes, A. Ollila , et al. · 2025

Materials science Geology Physics

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Utilization of chemcam shot-to-shot data to identify and distinguish CA-SUL-FATE cemented bedrock from mixed vein-bedrock features Open

M. A. Nellessen, H. E. Newsom, Adam Baker, G. E. Ganter, A. Steele , et al. · 2024

Geology Materials science

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LITHIUM CONTENT IN SEDIMENTARY ROCKS IN GALE CRATER, AEOLIS MONS, AS A TRACER FOR AQUEOUS ALTERATION AND SOURCE ROCKS Open

Katrine Nikolajsen, J. Frydenvang, E. Dehouck, P. J. Gasda, C. C. Bedford , et al. · 2024

Geology Physics

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Degradation of organics at the surface of Mars: evolution of the Raman signal of the Ertalyte target aboard Perseverance Open

Sylvain Bernard, O. Beyssac, J. A. Manrique, G. Lopez Reyes, A. Ollila , et al. · 2024

Environmental science Materials science Computer science

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Manganese-rich sandstones as an indicator of ancient oxic lake water conditions in Gale crater, Mars Open

P. J. Gasda, N. Lanza, Pierre-Yves Meslin, Sarah Lamm, A. Cousin , et al. · 2024

Geology Chemistry Physics

Manganese has been observed on Mars by the NASA Curiosity rover in a variety of contexts and is an important indicator of redox processes in hydrologic systems on Earth. Within the Murray formation, an ancient primarily fine-grained lacust…

Manganese‐Rich Sandstones as an Indicator of Ancient Oxic Lake Water Conditions in Gale Crater, Mars Open

P. J. Gasda, N. Lanza, Pierre‐Yves Meslin, Sarah Lamm, A. Cousin , et al. · 2024

Geology Chemistry Physics

Manganese has been observed on Mars by the NASA Curiosity rover in a variety of contexts and is an important indicator of redox processes in hydrologic systems on Earth. Within the Murray formation, an ancient primarily fine‐grained lacust…

INVESTIGATING CHEMCAM CALIBRATION METHODS WITH AUGMENTED DATA Open

R.A. Morris, P. J. Gasda, Natalie Klein, A. Essunfeld, Allan Huynh , et al. · 2024

Computer science Geology Mathematics

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CHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MARGIN UNIT, JEZERO CRATER, MARS, OBSERVED BY M2020 / SUPERCAM Open

R. C. Wiens, Elise Clavé, Pierre Beck, Clément Royer, C. C. Bedford , et al. · 2024

Geology Chemistry Computer science

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Calibrating the ChemCam LIBS for carbonate minerals on Mars Open

R. C. Wiens, S. M. Clegg, A. Ollila, J. E. Barefield, N. Lanza , et al. · 2024

Geology Materials science Physics

The ChemCam instrument suite on board the NASA Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover includes the first LIBS instrument for extraterrestrial applications. Here we examine carbonate minerals in a simulated martian environment using the LIDS t…

Carbonation of mafic rocks in the Margin Unit, Jezero Crater, Mars Open

Elise Clavé, P. Beck, Olivier Beyssac, O. Forni, S. Schröder , et al. · 2024

Geology Chemistry Computer science

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The SuperCam Instrument onboard Perseverance: Overview of efforts compiled for Mars X conference Open

A. Cousin, R. C. Wiens, S. M. Clegg, O. Gasnault, R. B. Anderson , et al. · 2024

Computer science Engineering Geology

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PHOSPHORUS IN JEZERO CRATER, MARS: DETECTIONS MADE WITH THE SUPERCAM INSTRUMENT ONBOARD THE PERSEVERANCE ROVER IN THE FIRST 1000 SOLS Open

Z. U. Wolf, S. M. Clegg, Pierre‐Yves Meslin, O. Gasnault, O. Forni , et al. · 2024

Geology Environmental science Physics

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STOICHIOMETRIC MODELING OF MINERAL ABUNDANCES FROM LIBS IN Al-RICH LIGHT-TONED FLOAT ROCKS IN JEZERO CRATER Open

Juan Manuel Madariaga, C. C. Bedford, C. Royer, R. C. Wiens, J. R. Johnson , et al. · 2024

Geology Materials science Chemistry

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MINERALOGICAL DIVERSITY DETECTED BY SUPERCAM IN THE FLUORITE-SULFATE RICH VEIN AT POINT CLOATES TARGET, IN MARGINAL UNIT, JEZERO CRATER, MARS Open

Iratxe Población, Julene Aramendia, Leire Coloma, Jennifer Huidobro, Gorka Arana , et al. · 2024

Geology Materials science Physics

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LIGHT-TONED VEINS AND MATERIAL IN JEZERO CRATER, MARS, AS SEEN IN-SITU VIA NASA’S PERSEVERANCE ROVER (MARS 2020 MISSION): STRATIGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION AND COMPOSITIONAL RESULTS. Open

M. Nachon, G. López-Reyes, Pierre‐Yves Meslin, A. Ollila, Lucia Mandon , et al. · 2024

Geology Physics

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Petrological Traverse of the Olivine Cumulate Séítah Formation at Jezero Crater, Mars: A Perspective From SuperCam Onboard Perseverance Open

Olivier Beyssac, O. Forni, A. Cousin, Arya Udry, Linda C. Kah , et al. · 2023

Geology Chemistry Physics

Séítah is the stratigraphically lowest formation visited by Perseverance in the Jezero crater floor. We present the data obtained by SuperCam: texture by imagery, chemistry by Laser‐Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, and mineralogy by Superca…

Dataset for the manuscript Manganese-rich sandstones as an indicator of ancient oxic lake water conditions in Gale crater, Mars Open

P. J. Gasda, N. Lanza, Pierre‐Yves Meslin, Sarah Lamm, A. Cousin , et al. · 2023

Geology Geography Biology

This file is a csv file containing the average composition of rocks in the Murray formation in Gale crater, as determined by ChemCam, and metadata, for the manuscript Manganese-rich sandstones as an indicator of ancient oxic lake water con…

The sound of geological targets on Mars from the absolute intensity of laser-induced sparks shock waves Open

César Álvarez-Llamas, J. J. Laserna, Javier Moros, Pablo Purohit, Laura García‐Gómez , et al. · 2023

Geology Materials science Physics

\nInspection of geological material is one of the main goals of the Perseverance rover during its journey across the landscape of the Jezero crater in Mars. NASA's rover integrates SuperCam, an instrument capable of performing standoff cha…

IRRADIATION OF ORGANICS ON MARS: EVOLUTION OF THE RAMAN SIGNAL OF THE ERTALYTE TARGET ABOARD PERSEVERANCE Open

Sylvain Bernard, Olivier Beyssac, A. Ollila, G. Lopez‐Reyes, Juan Carlos Ojeda Manrique , et al. · 2023

Materials science Environmental science Geology

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