Onboard the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover, the ChemCam instrument consists of :(1) a Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectrometer (LIBS) for elemental analysis of the targets [1;2] and (2) a Remote Micro Imager (RMI), for the imaging context of laser analysis [3]. Within the Gale crater, Curiosity traveled from Bradbury Landing through the Rocknest region and into Yellowknife Bay (YB). In the latter, abundant light-toned fracture-fill material were seen [4;5]. ChemCam analysis demonstrate that those fracture fills consist of calcium sulfates [6].
Calcium Sulfate Characterized by ChemCam/Curiosity at Gale Crater, Mars
International Conference on Mars ; 2014 ; Pasadena, CA, United States
2014-07-14
Conference paper
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English
Overview of ChemCam Activities and Discoveries During 4 Years at Gale Crater, Mars
German Aerospace Center (DLR) | 2016
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