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Mineralogy of Aeolian Sand in Gale Crater, MarsFinal Document is attached. Introduction: The Mars Science Laboratory Curi-osity rover landed in Gale crater in August 2012 to search for habitable enironments preserved in the rocks and sediments on the lower slopes of Aeolis Mons (i.e., Mount Sharp). Along the traverse, Curiosity encountered an active aeolian sand sheet, informally known as the Bagnold dune field. Orbital CRISM vis/near-IR data suggest that there are varying abun-dances of olivine and pyroxene across the dune field, where the barchan dunes on the edge of the dune field have stronger olivine signatures than the linear dunes.
Document ID
20180004270
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Rampe, E. B. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Bristow, T. F. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Blake, D. F. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Vaniman, D. T. (Physical Sciences, Inc. Alexandria, VA, United States)
Achilles, C. N. (Arizona Univ. Phoenix, AZ, United States)
Castle, N. (Universities Space Research Association (USRA) Houston, TX, United States)
Chipera, S. J. (Chesapeake Energy Corp. Oklahoma City, OK, United States)
Craig, P. I. (Physical Sciences, Inc. Alexandria, VA, United States)
Marais, D. J. Des (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Downs, R. T. (Arizona Univ. Phoenix, AZ, United States)
Farmer, J. (Arizona State Univ. Phoenix, AZ, United States)
Hazen, R. (Carnegie Institution for Science Pasadena, CA, United States)
Horgan, B. (Purdue Univ. Indianapolis, IN, United States)
Lapotre, M. (Harvard Univ. Boston, MA, United States)
Ming, D. W. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Morris, R. V. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Morrison, S. M. (Carnegie Institution for Science Pasadena, CA, United States)
Peretyazhko, T. S. (Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Treiman, A. H. (Universities Space Research Association (USRA) Houston, TX, United States)
Tu, V. (Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Yen, A. S. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2018
Publication Date
March 22, 2018
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Report/Patent Number
JSC-E-DAA-TN53588
Meeting Information
Meeting: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Location: Woodlands, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: March 19, 2018
End Date: March 23, 2018
Sponsors: Lunar and Planetary Inst.
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNJ13HA01C
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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