Integrated Results from Analysis of the Rocknest Aeolian Deposit by the Curiosity RoverThe Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover spent 45 sols (from sol 56-101) at an area called Rocknest (Fig. 1), characterizing local geology and ingesting its aeolian fines into the analytical instruments CheMin and SAM for mineralogical and chemical analysis. Many abstracts at this meeting present the contextual information and detailed data on these first solid samples analyzed in detail by Curiosity at Rocknest. Here, we present an integrated view of the results from Rocknest - the general agreement from discussions among the entire MSL Science Team.
Document ID
20130009716
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Leshin, L. A. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. Troy, NY, United States)
Grotzinger, J. P. (California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Blake, D. F. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Edgett, K. S. (Malin Space Science Systems San Diego, CA, United States)
Gellert, R. (Guelph Univ. Ontario, Canada)
Mahaffy, P. R. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Malin, M. C. (Malin Space Science Systems San Diego, CA, United States)
Wiens, R. C. (Los Alamos National Lab. NM, United States)
Treiman, A. H. (Lunar and Planetary Inst. Houston, TX, United States)
Ming, D. W. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Eigenbrode, J. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)