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A Habitable Fluvio-Lacustrine Environment at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars

scientific article

A global Mars dust composition refined by the Alpha-Particle X-ray Spectrometer in Gale Crater

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APXS of First Rocks Encountered by Curiosity in Gale Crater: Geochemical Diversity and Volatile Element (K and Zn) Enrichment ⬇️

conference paper published in 2013

APXS‐Derived Compositional Characteristics of Vera Rubin Ridge and Murray Formation, Gale Crater, Mars: Geochemical Implications for the Origin of the Ridge

scientific article

APXS‐derived chemistry of the Bagnold dune sands: Comparisons with Gale Crater soils and the global Martian average

Alkaline volcanic rocks from the Columbia Hills, Gusev crater, Mars

scholarly article

Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS): Results from Gusev crater and calibration report

scholarly article

Alteration Processes in Gusev Crater, Mars

scientific article

Alteration at the Base of the Siccar Point Unconformity and Further Evidence for an Alkaline Provenance at Gale Crater: Exploration of the Mount Sharp Group, Greenheugh Pediment Cap Rock Contact With APXS

Alumina + silica ± germanium alteration in smectite‐bearing Marathon Valley, Endeavour Crater Rim, Mars ⬇️

scientific article published in 2016

An integrated view of the chemistry and mineralogy of martian soils

scientific article published on July 2005

Ancient aqueous environments at Endeavour crater, Mars

scientific article

Ancient impact and aqueous processes at Endeavour Crater, Mars

scientific article published on May 2012

Athena MIMOS II Mössbauer spectrometer investigation

scholarly article

Basaltic rocks analyzed by the Spirit Rover in Gusev Crater

scientific article

Brine-driven destruction of clay minerals in Gale crater, Mars ⬇️

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Calibration of the Mars Science Laboratory Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer

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Cementation and aqueous alteration of a sandstone unit under acidic conditions in Gale Crater, Mars ⬇️

scientific article published in 2016

Characterization and petrologic interpretation of olivine-rich basalts at Gusev Crater, Mars

scientific article published in 2006

Chemical Composition of Crystalline, Smectite, and Amorphous Components for Rocknest Soil and John Klein and Cumberland Mudstone Drill Fines Using APXS, CheMin, and SAM Datasets from Gale Crater, Mars ⬇️

conference paper published in 2014

Chemical Diversity of Sands Within the Linear and Barchan Dunes of the Bagnold Dunes, Gale Crater, as Revealed by APXS Onboard Curiosity

scientific article published in 2018

Chemistry and mineralogy of outcrops at Meridiani Planum

scholarly article by B.C. Clark et al published November 2005 in Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Chemistry of rocks and soils at Meridiani Planum from the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer

scientific article

Chemistry of rocks and soils in Gusev Crater from the alpha particle x-ray spectrometer

scientific article

Chemistry, mineralogy, and grain properties at Namib and High dunes, Bagnold dune field, Gale crater, Mars: A synthesis of Curiosity rover observations.

scientific article published on 7 December 2017

Classification scheme for sedimentary and igneous rocks in Gale crater, Mars

scholarly article

Clay mineral diversity and abundance in sedimentary rocks of Gale crater, Mars. ⬇️

scientific article published on 6 June 2018

Composition of conglomerates analyzed by the Curiosity rover: Implications for Gale Crater crust and sediment sources

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Constraints on the Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Vera Rubin Ridge, Gale Crater, Mars, From Mars Science Laboratory Sample Analysis at Mars Evolved Gas Analyses

scholarly article by Amy C. McAdam et al published November 2020 in Journal of geophysical research. Planets

Context of ancient aqueous environments on Mars from in situ geologic mapping at Endeavour Crater

Crystal chemistry of martian minerals from Bradbury Landing through Naukluft Plateau, Gale crater, Mars

scholarly article by Shaunna M. Morrison et al published 1 June 2018 in American Mineralogist

Crystal-Chemical Analysis of Martian Minerals in Gale Crater ⬇️

conference paper published in 2015

Crystal-Chemical Analysis of Soil at Rocknest, Gale Crater ⬇️

conference paper published in 2013

Curiosity at Gale crater, Mars: characterization and analysis of the Rocknest sand shadow

scientific article

Deconvolution of distinct lithology chemistry through oversampling with the Mars Science Laboratory Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer

scholarly article

Deposition, exhumation, and paleoclimate of an ancient lake deposit, Gale crater, Mars

scientific article

Depth selective Mössbauer spectroscopy: Analysis and simulation of 6.4 keV and 14.4 keV spectra obtained from rocks at Gusev Crater, Mars, and layered laboratory samples

scholarly article

Desiccation cracks provide evidence of lake drying on Mars, Sutton Island member, Murray formation, Gale Crater

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Detection of silica-rich deposits on Mars

scientific article

Diagenetic silica enrichment and late-stage groundwater activity in Gale crater, Mars

scholarly article

Discovery of silica‐rich lacustrine and eolian sedimentary rocks in Gale Crater, Mars

scientific article published in 2016

Diverse Lithologies and Alteration Events on the Rim of Noachian-Aged Endeavour Crater, Meridiani Planum, Mars: In Situ Compositional Evidence

scientific article published in May 2018

Elemental composition of manganese- and phosphorus-rich nodules in the Knockfarril Hill member, Gale crater, Mars

scientific article published in March 2023

Elemental geochemistry of sedimentary rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars

scientific article

Empirical simulations for further characterization of the Mars Science Laboratory Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer: An introduction to the ACES program

scholarly article

Erratum: An integrated view of the chemistry and mineralogy of martian soils

scientific article published in Nature

Esperance: Multiple episodes of aqueous alteration involving fracture fills and coatings at Matijevic Hill, Mars

scholarly article in American Mineralogist, vol. 101 no. 7, July 2016

Evidence for Multiple Diagenetic Episodes in Ancient Fluvial-Lacustrine Sedimentary Rocks in Gale Crater, Mars ⬇️

scientific article published on 13 August 2020

Evidence for montmorillonite or its compositional equivalent in Columbia Hills, Mars

scholarly article

Evolved gas analyses of sedimentary rocks and eolian sediment in Gale Crater, Mars: Results of the Curiosity rover's sample analysis at Mars instrument from Yellowknife Bay to the Namib Dune

scholarly article by Brad Sutter et al published December 2017 in Journal of geophysical research. Planets

Exploration of Victoria crater by the Mars rover Opportunity

scientific article published on May 2009

Field reconnaissance geologic mapping of the Columbia Hills, Mars, based on Mars Exploration Rover Spirit and MRO HiRISE observations

scholarly article

Formation of Tridymite and Evidence for a Hydrothermal History at Gale Crater, Mars ⬇️

scientific article published in March 2021

Geochemical and mineralogical indicators for aqueous processes in the Columbia Hills of Gusev crater, Mars

scholarly article

Geochemical diversity in first rocks examined by the Curiosity Rover in Gale Crater: Evidence for and significance of an alkali and volatile-rich igneous source

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Geochemical properties of rocks and soils in Gusev Crater, Mars: Results of the Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer from Cumberland Ridge to Home Plate

scholarly article

Ground Truth Mineralogy vs. Orbital Observations at the Bagnold Dune Field ⬇️

conference paper published in 2017

High concentrations of manganese and sulfur in deposits on Murray Ridge, Endeavour Crater, Mars

scholarly article

High manganese concentrations in rocks at Gale crater, Mars

article by Nina L. Lanza et al published 25 August 2014 in Geophysical Research Letters

High-Temperature, Perhaps Silicic, Volcanism on Mars Evidenced by Tridymite Detection in High-SiO2 Sedimentary Rock at Gale Crater, Mars ⬇️

conference paper published in 2016

Hydrothermal origin of halogens at Home Plate, Gusev Crater

scientific article published in 2008

Hydrothermal processes at Gusev Crater: An evaluation of Paso Robles class soils

scholarly article

Identification of carbonate-rich outcrops on Mars by the Spirit rover

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In Situ Compositional Measurements of Rocks and Soils with the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer on NASA's Mars Rovers

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In situ radiometric and exposure age dating of the martian surface

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Indication of drier periods on Mars from the chemistry and mineralogy of atmospheric dust.

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Integrated Results from Analysis of the Rocknest Aeolian Deposit by the Curiosity Rover ⬇️

conference paper published in 2013

Iron mineralogy and aqueous alteration from Husband Hill through Home Plate at Gusev Crater, Mars: Results from the Mössbauer instrument on the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover

scholarly article

Isotope ratios of H, C, and O in CO2 and H2O of the martian atmosphere

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Jarosite and hematite at Meridiani Planum from Opportunity's Mossbauer Spectrometer

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MSL-APXS titanium observation tray measurements: Laboratory experiments and results for the Rocknest fines at theCuriosityfield site in Gale Crater, Mars

scholarly article by Jeff A. Berger et al published May 2014 in Journal of geophysical research. Planets

Magnetic properties experiments on the Mars exploration Rover Spirit at Gusev Crater.

scientific article

Manganese-Iron Phosphate Nodules at the Groken Site, Gale Crater, Mars

scientific article published on 25 August 2023

Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity

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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Opportunity observations of the Burns formation: Crater hopping at Meridiani Planum

scholarly article

Mars Science Laboratory Alpha Particle X-ray spectrometer trace elements: Situational sensitivity to Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, and Br

scholarly article

Mars Science Laboratory Mission and Science Investigation

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Mars Science Laboratory Observations of Chloride Salts in Gale Crater, Mars

scientific article published on 23 August 2019

Mars methane detection and variability at Gale crater

scientific article (publication date: 16 December 2014)

Meteorites on Mars observed with the Mars Exploration Rovers

scholarly article by Christian Schröder et al published 18 April 2008 in Journal of Geophysical Research

Mineralogy and Genesis of the Windjana Sandstone, Kimberley Area, Gale Crater Mars ⬇️

conference paper published in 2015

Mineralogy and chemistry of cobbles at Meridiani Planum, Mars, investigated by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity

scholarly article

Mineralogy and geochemistry of sedimentary rocks and eolian sediments in Gale crater, Mars: A review after six Earth years of exploration with Curiosity

scholarly article by Elizabeth B. Rampe et al published May 2020 in Geochemistry

Mineralogy at Gusev Crater from the Mössbauer spectrometer on the Spirit Rover

scientific article

Mineralogy of Eolian Sands at Gale Crater ⬇️

conference paper published in 2016

Mineralogy of Vera Rubin Ridge From the Mars Science Laboratory CheMin Instrument ⬇️

journal paper

Mineralogy of Vera Rubin Ridge in Gale Crater from the Mars Science Laboratory CheMin Instrument ⬇️

conference paper published in 2020

Mineralogy of an active eolian sediment from the Namib dune, Gale crater, Mars

scholarly article

Mineralogy of an ancient lacustrine mudstone succession from the Murray formation, Gale crater, Mars ⬇️

scholarly article

Mineralogy of volcanic rocks in Gusev Crater, Mars: Reconciling Mössbauer, Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer, and Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer spectra

scholarly article

Mineralogy, provenance, and diagenesis of a potassic basaltic sandstone on Mars: CheMin X-ray diffraction of the Windjana sample (Kimberley area, Gale Crater)

scientific article (publication date: 2016)

Mobility of Potassium-Rich Fluids on Mars: Implications for Diagenesis ⬇️

conference paper published in 2018

Modeling and mitigation of sample relief effects applied to chemistry measurements by the Mars Science Laboratory Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer

Multiple stages of aqueous alteration along fractures in mudstone and sandstone strata in Gale Crater, Mars ⬇️

scholarly article by A.S. Yen et al published August 2017 in Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Mössbauer mineralogy of rock, soil, and dust at Gusev crater, Mars: Spirit's journey through weakly altered olivine basalt on the plains and pervasively altered basalt in the Columbia Hills

scholarly article

Mössbauer mineralogy of rock, soil, and dust at Meridiani Planum, Mars: Opportunity's journey across sulfate‐rich outcrop, basaltic sand and dust, and hematite lag deposits

scientific article published in December 2006

Nickel on Mars: Constraints on meteoritic material at the surface

scholarly article

Opportunity Mars Rover mission: Overview and selected results from Purgatory ripple to traverses to Endeavour crater

scientific article published in 2011

Overview of the Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover Mission to Meridiani Planum: Eagle Crater to Purgatory Ripple

scientific article

Overview of the magnetic properties experiments on the Mars Exploration Rovers

scholarly article

Oxidation of Manganese at Kimberley, Gale Crater: More Free Oxygen in Mars' Past? ⬇️

conference paper published in 2015

Oxidation of manganese in an ancient aquifer, Kimberley formation, Gale crater, Mars

scholarly article

Potassium-rich sandstones within the Gale impact crater, Mars: The APXS perspective

article published in 2016

Properties and distribution of paired candidate stony meteorites at Meridiani Planum, Mars

scholarly article

Provenance and diagenesis of the evaporite-bearing Burns formation, Meridiani Planum, Mars

scholarly article by Scott M. McLennan et al published November 2005 in Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Pyroclastic activity at Home Plate in Gusev Crater, Mars

scientific article

Quantitative in situ determination of hydration of bright high-sulfate Martian soils

scholarly article

Recent Compositional Trends within the Murray Formation, Gale Crater, Mars, as seen by APXS: Implications for Sedimentary, Diagenetic and Alteration History

scientific article published in December 2017

Redox stratification of an ancient lake in Gale crater, Mars.

scientific article

Refinement of the Compton–Rayleigh scatter ratio method for use on the Mars Science Laboratory alpha particle X-ray spectrometer

article published in 2013

Refinement of the Compton–Rayleigh scatter ratio method for use on the Mars Science Laboratory alpha particle X-ray spectrometer: II – Extraction of invisible element content

Retrieval of Compositional End-Members From Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity Observations in a Soil-Filled Fracture in Marathon Valley, Endeavour Crater Rim

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Sand Mineralogy Within the Bagnold Dunes, Gale Crater, as Observed In Situ and From Orbit ⬇️

scholarly article by Elizabeth B. Rampe et al published 27 September 2018 in Geophysical Research Letters

Silicic volcanism on Mars evidenced by tridymite in high-SiO2 sedimentary rock at Gale crater ⬇️

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Soils of Eagle crater and Meridiani Planum at the Opportunity Rover landing site

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Sorting out compositional trends in sedimentary rocks of the Bradbury group (Aeolis Palus), Gale crater, Mars

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Spirit Mars Rover Mission to the Columbia Hills, Gusev Crater: Mission overview and selected results from the Cumberland Ridge to Home Plate

scholarly article

Spirit Mars Rover Mission: Overview and selected results from the northern Home Plate Winter Haven to the side of Scamander crater

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Statistical Analysis of APXS‐Derived Chemistry of the Clay‐Bearing Glen Torridon Region and Mount Sharp Group, Gale Crater, Mars

Sulfate deposition in subsurface regolith in Gusev crater, Mars

scholarly article

The Amorphous Component in Martian Basaltic Soil in Global Perspective from MSL and MER Missions ⬇️

conference paper published in 2013

The Mars Science Laboratory APXS calibration target: Comparison of Martian measurements with the terrestrial calibration

The Miniaturized Mössbauer Spectrometer MIMOS II for Extraterrestrial and Outdoor Terrestrial Applications: A Status Report

The new Athena alpha particle X-ray spectrometer for the Mars Exploration Rovers

scholarly article

The petrochemistry of Jake_M: a martian mugearite

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Veneers, rinds, and fracture fills: Relatively late alteration of sedimentary rocks at Meridiani Planum, Mars

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Visible and near-infrared multispectral analysis of geochemically measured rock fragments at the Opportunity landing site in Meridiani Planum

scholarly article

Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars

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Water alteration of rocks and soils on Mars at the Spirit rover site in Gusev crater

scientific article published on July 2005

Wind-driven particle mobility on Mars: Insights from Mars Exploration Rover observations at “El Dorado” and surroundings at Gusev Crater

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Zinc and germanium in the sedimentary rocks of Gale Crater on Mars indicate hydrothermal enrichment followed by diagenetic fractionation

article by Jeff A. Berger et al published August 2017 in Journal of geophysical research. Planets

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