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View article: Abrasion Patch Dehydration Experiment at Bright Angel, Jezero Crater, Using SuperCam Onboard the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover
Abrasion Patch Dehydration Experiment at Bright Angel, Jezero Crater, Using SuperCam Onboard the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Open
Investigating the stability of hydrated minerals is integral for examining the preservation of rocks for potential Mars Sample Return and has major implications for models that use rover‐based observations to quantify Mars' global water bu…
View article: Redox-driven mineral and organic associations in Jezero Crater, Mars
Redox-driven mineral and organic associations in Jezero Crater, Mars Open
The Perseverance rover has explored and sampled igneous and sedimentary rocks within Jezero Crater to characterize early Martian geological processes and habitability and search for potential biosignatures1-7. Upon entering Neretva Vallis,…
View article: Mineralogical and Chemical Mapping of Martian Meteorite SaU 008 Using Deep UV Raman and Fluorescence Spectroscopy on Earth and Mars
Mineralogical and Chemical Mapping of Martian Meteorite SaU 008 Using Deep UV Raman and Fluorescence Spectroscopy on Earth and Mars Open
The NASA Mars 2020 mission Perseverance rover carries a piece of Martian meteorite Sayh al Uhaymir (SaU) 008 as part of the calibration payload for the SHERLOC science instrument. We report SHERLOC observations of the SaU 008 flight piece …
View article: THE DETECTION OF A POTENTIAL BIOSIGNATURE BY THE PERSEVERANCE ROVER ON MARS
THE DETECTION OF A POTENTIAL BIOSIGNATURE BY THE PERSEVERANCE ROVER ON MARS Open
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View article: Inorganic interpretation of luminescent materials encountered by the Perseverance rover on Mars
Inorganic interpretation of luminescent materials encountered by the Perseverance rover on Mars Open
A major objective of the Mars 2020 mission is to sample rocks in Jezero crater that may preserve organic matter for later return to Earth. Using an ultraviolet Raman and luminescence spectrometer, the Perseverance rover detected luminescen…
View article: Astrobiological Potential of Rocks Acquired by the Perseverance Rover at a Sedimentary Fan Front in Jezero Crater, Mars
Astrobiological Potential of Rocks Acquired by the Perseverance Rover at a Sedimentary Fan Front in Jezero Crater, Mars Open
The Perseverance rover has collected seven oriented samples of sedimentary rocks, all likely older than the oldest signs of widespread life on Earth, at the exposed base of the western fan in Jezero crater, Mars. The samples include a sulf…
View article: Characterizing Hydrated Sulfates and Altered Phases in Jezero Crater Fan and Floor Geologic Units With SHERLOC on Mars 2020
Characterizing Hydrated Sulfates and Altered Phases in Jezero Crater Fan and Floor Geologic Units With SHERLOC on Mars 2020 Open
The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has explored fluvio‐lacustrine sedimentary rocks within Jezero crater. Prior work showed that igneous crater floor Séítah and Máaz formations have mafic mineralogy with alteration phases that indicate multi…
View article: Depositional and Diagenetic Sulfates of Hogwallow Flats and Yori Pass, Jezero Crater: Evaluating Preservation Potential of Environmental Indicators and Possible Biosignatures From Past Martian Surface Waters and Groundwaters
Depositional and Diagenetic Sulfates of Hogwallow Flats and Yori Pass, Jezero Crater: Evaluating Preservation Potential of Environmental Indicators and Possible Biosignatures From Past Martian Surface Waters and Groundwaters Open
The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has examined and sampled sulfate‐rich clastic rocks from the Hogwallow Flats member at Hawksbill Gap and the Yori Pass member at Cape Nukshak. Both strata are located on the Jezero crater western fan front,…
View article: Evidence of Sulfate‐Rich Fluid Alteration in Jezero Crater Floor, Mars
Evidence of Sulfate‐Rich Fluid Alteration in Jezero Crater Floor, Mars Open
Sulfur plays a major role in martian geochemistry and sulfate minerals are important repositories of water. However, their hydration states on Mars are poorly constrained. Therefore, understanding the hydration and distribution of sulfate …
View article: Earth to Mars: A Protocol for Characterizing Permafrost in the Context of Climate Change as an Analog for Extraplanetary Exploration
Earth to Mars: A Protocol for Characterizing Permafrost in the Context of Climate Change as an Analog for Extraplanetary Exploration Open
Abstract Permafrost is important from an exobiology and climate change perspective. It serves as an analog for extraplanetary exploration, and it threatens to emit globally significant amounts of greenhouse gases as it thaws due to climate…
View article: Diverse organic-mineral associations in Jezero crater, Mars
Diverse organic-mineral associations in Jezero crater, Mars Open
The presence and distribution of preserved organic matter on the surface of Mars can provide key information about the Martian carbon cycle and the potential of the planet to host life throughout its history. Several types of organic molec…
View article: SHERLOC Raman Mineral Class Detections of the Mars 2020 Crater Floor Campaign
SHERLOC Raman Mineral Class Detections of the Mars 2020 Crater Floor Campaign Open
The goals of NASA's Mars 2020 mission include searching for evidence of ancient life on Mars, studying the geology of Jezero crater, understanding Mars' current and past climate, and preparing for human exploration of Mars. During the miss…
View article: The Development and Demonstration of the Portable Acousto‐Optic Spectrometer for Astrobiology in Cave Environments
The Development and Demonstration of the Portable Acousto‐Optic Spectrometer for Astrobiology in Cave Environments Open
Planetary caves are desirable environments for the search for biosignatures corresponding to extant or extinct extraterrestrial life due to the protection they offer from surface‐level solar radiation and ionizing particles. Near‐infrared …
View article: An olivine cumulate outcrop on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars
An olivine cumulate outcrop on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars Open
The geological units on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars, are part of a wider regional stratigraphy of olivine-rich rocks, which extends well beyond the crater. We investigated the petrology of olivine and carbonate-bearing rocks of the Sé…
View article: The SHERLOC Calibration Target on the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover: Design, Operations, Outreach, and Future Human Exploration Functions
The SHERLOC Calibration Target on the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover: Design, Operations, Outreach, and Future Human Exploration Functions Open
The Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) is a robotic arm-mounted instrument onboard NASA’s Perseverance rover. SHERLOC combines imaging via two cameras with both Raman and fluore…
View article: Fundamental Science and Engineering Questions in Planetary Cave Exploration
Fundamental Science and Engineering Questions in Planetary Cave Exploration Open
Nearly half a century ago, two papers postulated the likelihood of lunar lava tube caves using mathematical models. Today, armed with an array of orbiting and fly‐by satellites and survey instrumentation, we have now acquired cave data acr…
View article: A Komatiite Succession as an Analog for the Olivine Bearing Rocks at Jezero
A Komatiite Succession as an Analog for the Olivine Bearing Rocks at Jezero Open
The Mars 2020 rover landed at Jezero crater on February 18, 2021. Since then, the rover has traveled around the “Séítah” region and has collected data from the Mastcam-Z, Supercam, PIXL and SHERLOC instruments that has led to insights into…
View article: Perseverance’s Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) Investigation
Perseverance’s Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) Investigation Open
The Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) is a robotic arm-mounted instrument on NASA’s Perseverance rover. SHERLOC has two primary boresights. The Spectroscopy boresight generates…
View article: Mars Astrobiological Cave and Internal habitability Explorer (MACIE): A New Frontiers Mission Concept
Mars Astrobiological Cave and Internal habitability Explorer (MACIE): A New Frontiers Mission Concept Open
Martian subsurface habitability and astrobiology can be evaluated via a lava tube cave, without drilling. MACIE addresses two key goals of the Decadal Survey (2013-2022) and three MEPAG goals. New advances in robotic architectures, autonom…
View article: Science and technology requirements to explore caves in our Solar System
Science and technology requirements to explore caves in our Solar System Open
Research on planetary caves requires cross-planetary-body investigations spanning multiple disciplines, including geology, climatology, astrobiology, robotics, human exploration and operations. The community determined that a roadmap was n…
View article: Mars Astrobiological Cave and Internal habitability Explorer (MACIE): A New Frontiers Mission Concept
Mars Astrobiological Cave and Internal habitability Explorer (MACIE): A New Frontiers Mission Concept Open
Martian subsurface habitability and astrobiology
View article: Deep Trek: Mission Concepts for Exploring Subsurface Habitability & Life on Mars — A Window into Subsurface Life in the Solar System
Deep Trek: Mission Concepts for Exploring Subsurface Habitability & Life on Mars — A Window into Subsurface Life in the Solar System Open
Charles D. Edwards (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology). Co-Authors: 1. Vlada Stamenkovic Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology; 2. Penelope Boston NASA Ames; 3. Kennda Lynch LPI/USRA … et…
View article: Volcanic Caves as Priority Sites for Astrobiology Science
Volcanic Caves as Priority Sites for Astrobiology Science Open
We have the technological capability-today-to map and explore mines and caves on Earth.The purpose of this white paper is to urge NASA's support for development of technology needed to enter a planetary cave with a scientific payload for l…
View article: The PIXL Instrument on the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover
The PIXL Instrument on the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Open
The Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry (PIXL) is a micro-focus X-ray fluorescence spectrometer mounted on the robotic arm of NASA's Perseverance rover. PIXL will acquire high spatial resolution observations of rock and soil chem…