 | | Thesis/Dissertation | | Crystalline and X-Ray Amorphous Materials in Gale Crater Rocks and Soils Item Type text; Electronic Dissertation...CRYSTALLINE AND X-RAY AMORPHOUS MATERIALS IN GALE CRATER ROCKS AND SOILS by Cherie N. Achilles ______...Crystalline and X-Ray Amorphous Materials in Gale Crater Rocks and Soils and recommend that it be accepted...Active Eolian Sediment from the Namib Dune, Gale Crater, Mars ............................................B: Mineralogy of the Murray Formation in Gale Crater, Mars........................ 18 APPENDIX C: Redetermination |  | Tu, Valerie M., Rampe, Elizabeth B., Bristow, Thomas F., Thorpe, Michael T., Clark, Joanna V., Castle, Nicholas, Fraeman, Abigail A., Edgar, Lauren A., McAdam, Amy, Bedford, Candice, Achilles, Cherie N., Blake, David, Chipera, Steve J., Craig, Patricia I., Des Marais, David J., Downs, Gordon W., Downs, Robert T., Fox, Valerie, Grotzinger, John P., Hazen, Robert M., Ming, Douglas W., Morris, Richard V., Morrison, Shaunna M., Pavri, Betina, Eigenbrode, Jennifer, Peretyazhko, Tanya S., Sarrazin, Philippe C., Sutter, Brad, Treiman, Allan H., Vaniman, David T., Vasavada, Ashwin R., Yen, Albert S., Bridges, John C. (2021) A Review of the Phyllosilicates in Gale Crater as Detected by the CheMin Instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity Rover. Minerals, 11 (8) 847 doi:10.3390/min11080847 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Phyllosilicates in Gale Crater as Detected by the CheMin Instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory,...Phyllosilicates in 7 8 Gale Crater as Detected by the CheMin Instrument on the Mars 9 Science Laboratory...Abstract: Curiosity, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, landed on Mars in August 2012 to investigate...deposits of Aeolis Mons (informally known as Mount Sharp) and the surrounding plains (Aeolis Palus) in Gale...Gale crater. After nearly nine years, Curiosity has traversed over 25 km, and the Chemistry and Mineralogy |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Determining Mineralogy on Mars with the CheMin X-Ray Diffractometer The CheMin team logo illustrating...illustrating the diffraction of minerals on Mars. Robert T. Downs1 and the MSL Science Team 1811-5209/15/0011-0045$2...bassanite), iron KEYWORDS : X-ray diffraction, Mars, Gale Crater, habitable environment, CheMin, oxides (hematite...temperature, pressure, and The Mars rover Curiosity landed in Gale Crater on August ambient chemical conditions...the principal goals of the mission is to identify Mars. A source rock, such as basalt, may be transformed |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | through episodic water/rock interactions on early Mars than previously thought Supporting Information:...during episodes of water/rock interactions on early Mars: An experimental approach, J. Geophys. Res. Planets...during episodes of water/rock interactions on early Mars: An experimental approach Erwin Dehouck1,2 , Scott...Massachusetts, USA Abstract The presence on the surface of Mars of ferrihydrite, a nanocrystalline iron oxide species...suggested by recent results from the Mars Exploration Rovers and Mars Science Laboratory robotic missions |  | Rampe, E.B., Ming, D.W., Blake, D.F., Bristow, T.F., Chipera, S.J., Grotzinger, J.P., Morris, R.V., Morrison, S.M., Vaniman, D.T., Yen, A.S., Achilles, C.N., Craig, P.I., Des Marais, D.J., Downs, R.T., Farmer, J.D., Fendrich, K.V., Gellert, R., Hazen, R.M., Kah, L.C., Morookian, J.M., Peretyazhko, T.S., Sarrazin, P., Treiman, A.H., Berger, J.A., Eigenbrode, J., Fairén, A.G., Forni, O., Gupta, S., Hurowitz, J.A., Lanza, N.L., Schmidt, M.E., Siebach, K., Sutter, B., Thompson, L.M. (2017) Mineralogy of an ancient lacustrine mudstone succession from the Murray formation, Gale crater, Mars. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 471. 172-185 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2017.04.021 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mudstone succession from the Murray formation, Gale crater, Mars E.B. Rampe a,∗ , D.W. Ming a , D.F. Blake...online 12 May 2017 Editor: C. Sotin Keywords: Mars Gale crater X-ray diffraction diagenesis acid-sulfate...t The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover has been traversing strata at the base of Aeolis Mons (informally...and Ni are highly enriched with respect to average Mars crust at the base of the Pahrump Hills (by 7.7 and...where they are depleted with respect to average Mars crust (by more than an order of magnitude in some |  | Bristow, T. F., Bish, D. L., Vaniman, D. T., Morris, R. V., Blake, D. F., Grotzinger, J. P., Rampe, E. B., Crisp, J. A., Achilles, C. N., Ming, D. W., Ehlmann, B. L., King, P. L., Bridges, J. C., Eigenbrode, J. L., Sumner, D. Y., Chipera, S. J., Moorokian, J. M., Treiman, A. H., Morrison, S. M., Downs, R. T., Farmer, J. D., Marais, D. D., Sarrazin, P., Floyd, M. M., Mischna, M. A., McAdam, A. C. (2015) The origin and implications of clay minerals from Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars. American Mineralogist, 100 (4) 824-836 doi:10.2138/am-2015-5077ccbyncnd | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | implications of clay minerals from Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars†k Thomas F. Bristow1,*, David L....73118, U.S.A. 13 Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77058, U.S.A. 14 Department...View, California 94043, U.S.A. 1 2 Abstract The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity has documented...fluvio-lacustrine strata at Yellowknife Bay (YKB), an embayment on the floor of Gale crater, approximately 500...minerals. A trioctahedral smectite, likely a ferrian saponite, is the only clay mineral phase detected in these |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | personal use only. The Sedimentary Cycle on Early Mars Scott M. McLennan,1 John P. Grotzinger,2 Joel A...Planetary Sciences is online at earth.annualreviews.org Mars, sedimentology, stratigraphy, sedimentary cycles...intensive research have demonstrated that early Mars (2 Gyr) had an active sedimentary cycle, including...provenance, absence of plate tectonics) Earth’s record. Mars’ sedimentary record preserves evidence for progressive...nature and evolution of paleoenvironments (e.g., acid Mars, early warm and wet versus late cold and dry) have |  | Morrison, Shaunna M., Downs, Robert T., Blake, David F., Vaniman, David T., Ming, Douglas W., Hazen, Robert M., Treiman, Allan H., Achilles, Cherie N., Yen, Albert S., Morris, Richard V., Rampe, Elizabeth B., Bristow, Thomas F., Chipera, Steve J., Sarrazin, Philippe C., Gellert, Ralf, Fendrich, Kim V., Morookian, John Michael, Farmer, Jack D., Des Marais, David J., Craig, Patricia I. (2018) Crystal chemistry of martian minerals from Bradbury Landing through Naukluft Plateau, Gale crater, Mars. American Mineralogist, 103 (6) 857-871 doi:10.2138/am-2018-6124 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from Bradbury Landing through Naukluft Plateau, Gale crater, Marsk Shaunna M. Morrison1,2,*,†, Robert T....S.A. 6 Lunar and Planetary Institute, USRA, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77058, U.S.A. 7 Jet...diffractometer onboard the NASA Curiosity rover in Gale crater, Mars. The sampled materials include two wind-blown...Rocknest and Gobabeb, six mudstones in the Yellowknife Bay formation (John Klein and Cumberland) and the...phases observed with the CheMin instrument in the Gale crater include plagioclase, sanidine, P21/c and C2/c |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Highlights and Breakthroughs Comparing clays from Mars and Earth: Implications for martian habitability...in this issue. This is a ferrian, trioctahedral saponite with all the Fe3+ in a distorted octahedral site...analog of the saponite identified by Mars Science Laboratory at Gale Crater. The martian saponite is likely...fluvio-lacustrine environment on Mars. Keywords: Mars, Saponite, Griffithite, Mars Science Laboratory Since August...August 2012, the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity has been studying ancient, clay-bearing sedimentary |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Constraints on Smectite and Iron Oxide Formation at Gale Crater, Mars: Insights into Potential Free Energy from...Oxide Formation at Gale Crater, Mars: Insights into Abstract: The presence of saponite and iron oxides...oxides in Sheepbed mudstone of Yellowknife Bay at Gale crater on Mars is considered as evidence of a habitable...reactions revealed that the formation of abundant saponite in Sheepbed mudstone may occur under various conditions...aerobic Fe2+ oxidation in the fluid-mixing zone on Mars is similar to that estimated for a fluid-mixing |  | Schwenzer, S. P., Bridges, J. C., Wiens, R. C., Conrad, P. G., Kelley, S. P., Leveille, R., Mangold, N., Martín-Torres, J., McAdam, A., Newsom, H., Zorzano, M. P., Rapin, W., Spray, J., Treiman, A. H., Westall, F., Fairén, A. G., Meslin, P.-Y. (2016) Fluids during diagenesis and sulfate vein formation in sediments at Gale crater, Mars. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 51 (11) 2175-2202 doi:10.1111/maps.12668 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and sulfate vein formation in sediments at Gale crater, Mars S. P. SCHWENZER1,2,*, J. C. BRIDGES3, R. C...MK7 6AA, UK 2 Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Blvd., Houston, Texas 77058, USA 3 Space Research...Member mudstones of Yellowknife Bay (YKB), Gale crater, Mars, as revealed by the Mars Science Laboratory...Curiosity rover investigations. We compare the Gale crater waters with fluids modeled for shergottites,...meteorite ALH 84001, as well as rocks analyzed by the Mars Exploration rovers, and with terrestrial ground |  | Johnson, Jeffrey R., Bell, James F., Bender, Steve, Blaney, Diana, Cloutis, Edward, Ehlmann, Bethany, Fraeman, Abigail, Gasnault, Olivier, Kinch, Kjartan, Le Mouélic, Stéphane, Maurice, Sylvestre, Rampe, Elizabeth, Vaniman, David, Wiens, Roger C. (2016) Constraints on iron sulfate and iron oxide mineralogy from ChemCam visible/near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy of Mt. Sharp basal units, Gale Crater, Mars. American Mineralogist, 101 (7) 1501-1514 doi:10.2138/am-2016-5553 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | reflectance spectroscopy of Mt. Sharp basal units, Gale Crater, Mars Jeffrey R. Johnson1,*, James F. Bell III2...Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity in passive...ferric sulfates. We present the first detection on Mars of a ~433 nm absorption band consistent with small...layers of the Mt. Sharp complex. Keywords: Mars spectroscopy, Mars remote sensing, visible/near-infrared,...first 1000 martian days (sols) of operations the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity encountered |  | Treiman, A. H., Morris, R. V., Agresti, D. G., Graff, T. G., Achilles, C. N., Rampe, E. B., Bristow, T. F., Ming, D. W., Blake, D. F., Vaniman, D. T., Bish, D. L., Chipera, S. J., Morrison, S. M., Downs, R. T. (2014) Ferrian saponite from the Santa Monica Mountains (California, U.S.A., Earth): Characterization as an analog for clay minerals on Mars with application to Yellowknife Bay in Gale Crater. American Mineralogist, 99 (11) 2234-2250 doi:10.2138/am-2014-4763 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | SULFATES, PHOSPHATES, AND PERCHLORATES Ferrian saponite from the Santa Monica Mountains (California, U...analog for clay minerals on Mars with application to Yellowknife Bay in Gale Crater† Allan H. Treiman1,*, Richard...Robert T. Downs10 Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77058, U.S.A. 2 ARES...Tucson, Arizona 85721, U.S.A. 1 Abstract Ferrian saponite from the eastern Santa Monica Mountain, near Griffith...smectites discovered on Mars by the CheMin X‑ray diffraction instrument onboard the Mars Science Laboratory |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Alteration of immature sedimentary rocks on Earth and Mars: Recording aqueous and surface–atmosphere processes...Available online 5 March 2015 Editor: C. Sotin Keywords: Mars sedimentary weathering alteration spectroscopy ...to rock alteration and therefore paleoclimates on Mars. Clastic sedimentary rocks derived from basaltic...rovers and are likely abundant on the surface of Mars. However, how such rock types undergo alteration...measurements similar to those used on previous and current Mars missions. Laboratory techniques included bulk chemistry |  | Clark, Joanna, Sutter, Brad, Archer, P. Douglas, Ming, Douglas, Rampe, Elizabeth, McAdam, Amy, Navarro-González, Rafael, Eigenbrode, Jennifer, Glavin, Daniel, Zorzano, Maria-Paz, Martin-Torres, Javier, Morris, Richard, Tu, Valerie, Ralston, S. J., Mahaffy, Paul (2021) A Review of Sample Analysis at Mars-Evolved Gas Analysis Laboratory Analog Work Supporting the Presence of Perchlorates and Chlorates in Gale Crater, Mars. Minerals, 11 (5) 475 doi:10.3390/min11050475 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | minerals Review A Review of Sample Analysis at Mars-Evolved Gas Analysis Laboratory Analog Work Supporting...Presence of Perchlorates and Chlorates in Gale Crater, Mars Joanna Clark 1, * , Brad Sutter 2 , P. Douglas...Zorzano, M.-P.; et al. A Review of Sample Analysis at Mars-Evolved Gas Analysis Laboratory Analog Work Supporting...Presence of Perchlorates and Chlorates in Gale Crater, Mars. Minerals 2021, 11, 475. https://doi.org/10...affiliations. Abstract: The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument on the Curiosity rover has detected |  | Rasmussen, Brandon P., Calvin, Wendy M., Ehlmann, Bethany L., Bristow, Thomas F., Lautze, Nicole, Fraeman, Abigail A., DesOrmeau, Joel W. (2020) Characterizing low-temperature aqueous alteration of Mars-analog basalts from Mauna Kea at multiple scales. American Mineralogist, 105 (9) 1306-1316 doi:10.2138/am-2020-7131 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Characterizing low-temperature aqueous alteration of Mars-analog basalts from Mauna Kea at multiple scales...multi-scale characterization of aqueous alteration of Mars analog basaltic rock from a Mauna Kea drill core...interaction, presenting a possible analog for an early Mars subsurface environment. We also present a library...X‑ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Mars analog, natural zeolites, Mg/Fe smectites, aqueous...Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) instrument aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), orbital |  | Peretyazhko, T.S., Sutter, B., Morris, R.V., Agresti, D.G., Le, L., Ming, D.W. (2016) Fe/Mg smectite formation under acidic conditions on early Mars. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 173. 37-49 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.10.012 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | smectite formation under acidic conditions on early Mars T.S. Peretyazhko a,⇑, B. Sutter a, R.V. Morris b...detected in Noachian and early Hesperian terrains on Mars have been hypothesized to form under neutral to...have not been detected on Mars. We propose that smectite deposits on Mars formed under moderately acidic...room temperature) buffered with acetic acid] from Mars-analogue, glass-rich, basalt simulant with and without...resulted in formation of the Fe/Mg smectite mineral saponite with some mineralogical and chemical properties |  | Wellington, Danika F., Bell, James F., Johnson, Jeffrey R., Kinch, Kjartan M., Rice, Melissa S., Godber, Austin, Ehlmann, Bethany L., Fraeman, Abigail A., Hardgrove, Craig, , (2017) Visible to near-infrared MSL/Mastcam multispectral imaging: Initial results from select high-interest science targets within Gale Crater, Mars. American Mineralogist, 102 (6) 1202-1217 doi:10.2138/am-2017-5760ccby | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | select high-interest science targets within Gale Crater, Mars k Danika F. Wellington1,*, James F. Bell III1...S.A. 1 Abstract The Mastcam CCD cameras on the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover each use an 8-position...observations targeted toward the flanks of the Gale crater central mound are in agreement with both ChemCam...between compositionally different materials within Gale Crater and are in qualitative agreement with mineralogies...data. Keywords: Mars, multispectral imaging, Curiosity, Gale Crater Introduction The Mars Science Laboratory |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Highlights and Breakthroughs Clays are messy—also on Mars Javier Cuadros1,* Earth Sciences Department, Natural...SW7 5BD, U.K. 1 Abstract: The Curiosity rover on Mars, landed in 2012, is capable of mineralogical investigation...CheMin has landed. Keywords: Clay, Curiosity rover, Mars, XRD Curiosity is the first planetary probe equipped...tool of the mineralogist. Mineral identification on Mars has been relying mainly on infrared remote sensing...important advantage of the reliance on infrared data in Mars studies is that the interpretation of spectral features |  | Peretyazhko, T.S., Niles, P.B., Sutter, B., Morris, R.V., Agresti, D.G., Le, L., Ming, D.W. (2018) Smectite formation in the presence of sulfuric acid: Implications for acidic smectite formation on early Mars. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 220. 248-260 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2017.10.004 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Implications for acidic smectite formation on early Mars T.S. Peretyazhko a,⇑, P.B. Niles b, B. Sutter a...neutral to alkaline conditions. We propose that Mars experienced acidic events caused by sulfuric acid...smectite at final pH 3 and trioctahedral smectite saponite at final pH 4 and higher. Anhydrite and hematite...present a model for global-scale smectite formation on Mars via acid-sulfate conditions created by the volcanic...2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Mars; Smectite; Basalt alteration; Acidity; Sulfuric |  | Peretyazhko, T.S., Fox, A., Sutter, B., Niles, P.B., Adams, M., Morris, R.V., Ming, D.W. (2016) Synthesis of akaganeite in the presence of sulfate: Implications for akaganeite formation in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 188. 284-296 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.06.002 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Implications for akaganeite formation in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars T.S. Peretyazhko a,⇑, A. Fox b, B...been recently discovered in Yellowknife Bay in Gale crater on Mars by the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)...associated with sulfate and sulfide minerals at Yellowknife Bay indicating that sulfate ions could be present...conditions of akaganeite formation in the Yellowknife Bay mudstone are unknown. We investigated formation...micro-environments) during akaganeite formation in Yellowknife Bay mudstone. The occurrence of Fe(II) sulfides |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the preservation of amino acids under simulated Mars conditions Renato dos Santos a, Manish Patel b,c...May 2016 Available online 27 May 2016 Keywords: Mars Mineralogy Solar radiation a b s t r a c t The...detection of organic molecules associated with life on Mars is one of the main goals of future lifesearching...preservation of 25 amino acids that were spiked onto the Mars-relevant minerals augite, enstatite, goethite, gypsum...nontronite, olivine and saponite, and on basaltic lava under simulated Mars conditions. Simulations were |  | Arp, Gernot, Schultz, Sebastian, Karius, Volker, Head, James W. (2019) Ries impact crater sedimentary conglomerates: Sedimentary particle 'impact pre-processing', transport distances and provenance, and implications for Gale crater conglomerates, Mars. Icarus, 321. 531-549 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2018.12.003 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Accepted Manuscript Ries Impact Crater Sedimentary Conglomerates: Sedimentary Particle ’Impact Pre-processing’...and Provenance, and Implications for Gale Crater Conglomerates, Mars Gernot Arp , Sebastian Schultz , Volker...Volker Karius , James W. Head III , Ries Impact Crater Sedimentary Conglomerates: Sedimentary Particle...and Provenance, and Implications for Gale Crater Conglomerates, Mars, Icarus (2018), doi: https://doi.org/10...within Ries crater (< 6.5 km) and likely to be <3.5 km. On Mars, conglomerates in Gale crater closed-basin |  | Dehouck, E., Gaudin, A., Mangold, N., Lajaunie, L., Dauzères, A., Grauby, O., Le Menn, E. (2014) Weathering of olivine under CO2 atmosphere: A martian perspective. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 135. 170-189 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2014.03.032 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | analyses from the Curiosity rover at Yellowknife Bay (Gale crater, Mars) show sedimentary rocks deposited...understand how primary rocks and minerals weather under Mars-relevant surface conditions in order to evaluate...if the secondary mineralogy currently observed on Mars may derive from rock–water–atmosphere interactions...which are the most common clay minerals found on Mars (Carter et al., 2013) – can be produced by weathering...probably a ferroan saponite, suggesting that significant alteration occurred at Gale crater (Vaniman et al |  | Friedlander, Lonia R., Glotch, Timothy D., Phillips, Brian L., Vaughn, John S., Michalski, Josep R. (2016) Examining Structural and Related Spectral Change in Mars-Relevant Phyllosilicates After Experimental Impacts Between 10–40 GPA. Clays and Clay Minerals, 64 (3) 189-209 doi:10.1346/ccmn.2016.0640302 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | is key to understanding past aqueous activity on Mars, but martian phyllosilicates are old (>3.5 Ga) and...results showed that trioctahedral, Mg(II)-rich saponite was structurally resilient up to peak pressures...identifications from heavily bombarded terrains on Mars. Key Words—Dioctahedral Phyllosilicates, Martian...Extensive clay mineral deposits have been identified on Mars by orbital VNIR reflectance spectroscopic remote...2014). The identification of phyllosilicates on Mars is exciting because phyllosilicates provide evidence |
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