Trace element geochemistry (Li, Ba, Sr, and Rb) using Curiosity's ChemCam: Early results for Gale crater from Bradbury Landing Site to Rocknest

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 255-285

  Ollila, Ann M ^a   Newsom, Horton E ^a   Clark III, Benton ^b   Wiens, Roger C ^c   Cousin, Agnes ^c   Blank, Jen G ^d   Mangold, Nicolas ^e   Sautter, Violaine ^f   Maurice, Sylvestre ^g   Clegg, Samuel M ^c   Gasnault, Olivier ^g   Forni, Olivier ^g   Tokar, Robert ^h   Lewin, Eric ⁱ   Dyar, M Darby ^j   Lasue, Jeremie ^g   Anderson, Ryan ^k   McLennan, Scott M ^l   Bridges, John ^m   Vaniman, Dave ^h   Lanza, Nina ^c   Fabre, Cecile ⁿ   Melikechi, Noureddine ^o   Perrett, Glynis M ^p,q   Campbell, John L ^p   King, Penelope L ^p   Barraclough, Bruce ^h   Delapp, Dorothea ^c   Johnstone, Stephen ^c   Meslin, Pierre Yves ^g   Rosen Gooding, Anya ^r   Williams, Josh ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b Center for Extrasolar Planetary Systems   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^f MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^g IRAP   (France)

^h PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^j MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^k U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^l STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^o DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^q AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^r Albuquerque VA   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

ChemCam; Gale crater; laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; Mars; Mars Science Laboratory; trace elements

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; BEDROCK; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; DETECTION METHOD; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; LITHIUM; MARS; PLANETARY SURFACE; RUBIDIUM; STRONTIUM; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 84896812970     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21699100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JE004517     Document Type: Article

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