Christopher D. Hash

TL;DR: The Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) is a hyperspectral imager on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft as discussed by the authors, which consists of three subassemblies, a gimbaled Optical Sensor Unit (OSU), a Data Processing Unit (DPU), and the Gimbal Motor Electronics (GME).

TL;DR: The diversity of phyllosilicate mineralogy is expanded with the identification of kaolinite, chlorite and illite or muscovite, and a new class of hydrated silicate (hydrated silica).

TL;DR: MDIS will acquire four main data sets at Mercury during three flybys and the two-Mercury-solar-day nominal mission: a monochrome global image mosaic at near-zero emission angles and moderate incidence angles, a stereo-complement map at off-nadir geometry and near-identical lighting, multicolor images at low incidence angles and targeted high-resolution images of key surface features.

TL;DR: The part of the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer (CRISM) for Mars investigation conducted during the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's (MRO's) primary science phase was a comprehensive investigation of past aqueous environments, structure of the planet's crust, past climate, and current meteorology as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, an analysis of MRO/CRISM images of the greater Mawrth Vallis region of Mars confirms the presence of two primary phyllosilicate assemblages throughout a region ∼1000 × 1000 km.