Organic molecules in the Sheepbed Mudstone, Gale Crater, Mars

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
• Main Authors: Freissinet, C., Grotzinger, J. P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2015
• Subjects: Yellowknife; Yellowknife Bay
• Online Access: https://authors.library.caltech.edu/57611/; https://authors.library.caltech.edu/57611/1/jgre20375.pdf; https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20150518-134920174

The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument on board the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover is designed to conduct inorganic and organic chemical analyses of the atmosphere and the surface regolith and rocks to help evaluate the past and present habitability potential of Mars at Gale Crater. C...