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T1. Curiosity at Gale—Past and Present Environments of Mars (Posters)

 
THE DISTRIBUTION AND ORIGIN OF NODULES AND MINIBOWLS WITHIN THE SHEEPBED MEMBER: IMPLICATIONS FOR EARLY DIAGENESIS IN YELLOWKNIFE BAY, GALE CRATER, MARS
Abstract ID#: 227794
STACK, Kathryn M.1, GROTZINGER, John P.1, KAH, Linda C.2, SUMNER, Dawn Y.3, EDGAR, Lauren A.4, RICE, Melissa S.1, OEHLER, Dorothy Z.5, FAIRÉN, Alberto G.6, SIEBACH, Kirsten L.1, and TEAM, MSL Science7, (1) Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, kstack@caltech.edu, (2) Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, (3) Geology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, (4) School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, (5) Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science, NASA - Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, TX 77058, (6) Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, 426 Space Science Bldg, Ithaca, NY 14853, Ithaca, NY 14853, (7) Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91101
 
CURIOSITY AT GALE CRATER, MARS: GEOLOGIC OBSERVATIONS, IMAGE SCALE, AND RANGE-FINDING WITH THE MARS HAND LENS IMAGER (MAHLI) ON THE ROVER’S ROBOTIC ARM
Abstract ID#: 228018
EDGETT, Kenneth S.1, YINGST, R. Aileen2, MAKI, Justin N.3, MINITTI, Michelle E.4, ROBINSON, Matthew L.3, KENNEDY, Megan R.1, KAH, Linda C.5, HEYDARI, Ezat6, ROWLAND, Scott K.7, and SCIENCE TEAM, MSL3, (1) Malin Space Science Systems, P.O. Box 90148, San Diego, CA 92191-0148, edgett@msss.com, (2) Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Fort Lowell Rd., Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, (3) Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, (4) Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD 20723, (5) Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, (6) Department of Physics, Atmospheric Sciences, and Geoscience, Jackson State University, P.O. Box 17660, 1400 Lynch Street, Jackson, MS 39217, (7) Geology & Geophysics, University of Hawai'i, 1680 East-West Rd., POST 606, Honolulu, HI 96822
 
A UNIQUE MEASUREMENT OF MARTIAN DUST BY THE ALPHA PARTICLE X-RAY SPECTROMETER ON CURIOSITY IN GALE CRATER, MARS
Abstract ID#: 228619
BERGER, Jeff A.1, CAMPBELL, J.L.2, EDGETT, Kenneth S.3, GELLERT, Ralf2, KING, Penelope L.4, PERRETT, Glynis M.2, PRADLER, Irina2, SCHMIDT, Mariek5, and SCIENCE TEAM, MSL6, (1) Department of Earth Sciences, Western University, 1151 Richmond St N, BGS Rm 1026, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada, jberge44@uwo.ca, (2) Guelph-Waterloo Physics Institute, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada, (3) Malin Space Science Systems, P.O. Box 90148, San Diego, CA 92191-0148, (4) Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT0200, Australia, (5) Department of Earth Sciences, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Avenue, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada, (6) Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91011
 
MICROBIAL DIVERSITY IN HYPERSALINE SEDIMENTS OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT
Abstract ID#: 233751
LYNCH, Kennda, SPEAR, John R., and MUNAKATA MARR, Junko, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, klynch@mymail.mines.edu
 
ASTROBIOLOGY AND NASA’S PROPOSED MARS 2020 ROVER
Abstract ID#: 231327
DES MARAIS, David J., NASA, Ames Research Center, MS 239-4, Bldg. 239, Rm. 321, Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001, David.J.DesMarais@nasa.gov and SCIENCE DEFINITION TEAM, Mars 2020, Geological Sciences, Brown University, Box 1846, Providence, RI 02912
 
SELECTING THE LANDING SITE FOR THE MARS 2020 ROVER
Abstract ID#: 229908
GRANT, John, Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C, DC 20560, grantj@si.edu and SCIENCE DEFINITION TEAM, Mars 2020, Geological Sciences, Brown University, Box 1846, Providence, RI 02912
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