Melinda A. Kahre

TL;DR: Higher abundances of chlorinated hydrocarbons in the mudstone compared with Rocknest windblown materials previously analyzed by Curiosity suggest that indigenous martian or meteoritic organic carbon sources may be preserved in the Mudstone; however, the carbon source for the chlorinatedHydrocarbons is not definitively of martian origin.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used the diagnostic geometry of the CRISM emission phase function (EPF) sequences and the ground truth connection provided at both Mars Exploration Rovers (MERs) locations to more effectively isolate the single scattering albedo (ω0).

TL;DR: Shallow Radar soundings from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal a buried deposit of carbon dioxide (CO2) ice within the south polar layered deposits of Mars with a volume of 9500 to 12,500 cubic kilometers, about 30 times that previously estimated for the south pole residual cap.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors employ the NASA Ames Mars general circulation model (GCM) to investigate the dust lifting mechanisms responsible for the observed Martian dust cycle and the net surface response to the combined influence of dust lifting and deposition.

TL;DR: In this paper, a model for the formation and distribution of sedimentary rocks on Mars is proposed, where the rate-limiting step is supply of liquid water from seasonal melting of snow or ice.