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 and (2) a Remote Micro Imager (RMI), for the imaging context of laser analysis. 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 occur. ChemCam analysis demonstrates that those fracture fills consist of calcium sulfates.[
Calcium Sulfate Characterized by Chemcam/Curiousity at Gale Crater, Mars
Lunar and Planetary Science Conrference ; 2014 ; The Woodlands, TX, United States
2014-03-17
Conference paper
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Overview of ChemCam Activities and Discoveries During 4 Years at Gale Crater, Mars
German Aerospace Center (DLR) | 2016
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