Robotic Exploration
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Robotic Exploration
Published in American Mineralogist
We have characterized complex iron-and sulfate-bearing samples from Rio Tinto (Spain) using X‑ray diffraction (XRD), visible-near infrared reflectance (VNIR) spectroscopy, and laser Raman spectroscopy (LRS). Samples were collected for this study from the Peña de Hierro region of Rio Tinto because this site represents a natural acidic environment th...
Published in American Mineralogist
Published in Geophysical Research Letters
[1] We performed laboratory laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and laser Raman spectroscopy measurements on samples from a layered outcrop from the Atacama Desert, Chile. This outcrop is a terrestrial morphological and possibly mineralogical analogue for similar formations that will likely be investigated by the Curiosity rover at Gale Cra...
Sobron, P.; Amundsen, HEF; Bauer, A.; Bishop, JL; Jordan, F.; Josset, J.-L.; Josset, L.; Leveille, R.; Pugh, SM; Schmitz, N.; Steele, A.; Wang, A. ... We performed in-situ imaging and spectral analysis of redbeds in Svalbard using prototypes of mission instruments. We evaluated synergies between optical/spectroscopic instruments and characterized r...