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Diagenetic Features Analyzed by ChemCam/Curiosity at Pahrump Hills, Gale Crater, MarsOnboard the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover, the ChemCam instrument consists of : (1) a Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectrometer (LIBS) for elemental analysis of targets and (2) a Remote Micro Imager (RMI), which provides imaging context for the LIBS. The LIBS/ChemCam performs analysis typically of spot sizes 350-550 micrometers in diameter, up to 7 meters from the rover. Within Gale crater, Curiosity traveled from Bradbury Landing toward the base of Mount Sharp, reaching Pahrump Hills outcrop circa sol 750. This region, as seen from orbit, represents the first exposures of lower Mount Sharp. In this abstract we focus on two types of features present within the Pahrump Hills outcrop: concretion features and light-toned veins.
Document ID
20150002914
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Nachon, M.
(Nantes Univ. France)
Mangold, N.
(Nantes Univ. France)
Cousin, A.
(Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planetologie (UMR) Toulouse, France)
Forni, O.
(Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planetologie (UMR) Toulouse, France)
Anderson, R. B.
(Geological Survey Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Blank, J. G.
(Wyle Labs., Inc. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Calef, F.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Clegg, S.
(Los Alamos National Lab. NM, United States)
Fabre, C.
(Nancy Univ. France)
Fisk, M.
(Oregon State Univ. Corvallis, OR, United States)
Gasnault, O.
(Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planetologie (UMR) Toulouse, France)
Kah, L. C.
(Tennessee Univ. Knoxville, TN, United States)
Kronyak, R.
(Tennessee Univ. Knoxville, TN, United States)
Lasue, J.
(Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planetologie (UMR) Toulouse, France)
Meslin, P.-Y.
(Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planetologie (UMR) Toulouse, France)
Le Mouelic, S.
(Nantes Univ. France)
Maurice, S.
(Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planetologie (UMR) Toulouse, France)
Oehler, D. Z.
(Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Payre, V.
(Nancy Univ. France)
Rapin, W.
(Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planetologie (UMR) Toulouse, France)
Sumner, D.
(California Univ. Davis, CA, United States)
Stack, K.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Schroeder, S.
(Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planetologie (UMR) Toulouse, France)
Wiens, R. C.
(Los Alamos National Lab. NM, United States)
Date Acquired
March 13, 2015
Publication Date
March 16, 2015
Subject Category
Exobiology
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Report/Patent Number
JSC-CN-32771
Meeting Information
Meeting: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Location: The Woodlands, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: March 16, 2015
End Date: March 20, 2015
Sponsors: NASA Headquarters, Universities Space Research Association, Lunar and Planetary Inst.
Distribution Limits
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