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Ruslan O. Kuzmin
Researcher at Russian Academy of Sciences
Publications - 94
Citations - 4680
Ruslan O. Kuzmin is an academic researcher from Russian Academy of Sciences. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mars Exploration Program & Impact crater. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 94 publications receiving 4144 citations.
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Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer experiment: Investigation description and surface science results
Philip R. Christensen,Joshua L. Bandfield,Victoria E. Hamilton,Steven W. Ruff,Hugh H. Kieffer,Timothy N. Titus,Michael C. Malin,Richard V. Morris,Melissa D. Lane,R. L. Clark,Bruce M. Jakosky,Michael T. Mellon,John C. Pearl,Barney J. Conrath,M. D. Smith,R. T. Clancy,Ruslan O. Kuzmin,Ted L. Roush,G. L. Mehall,Noel Gorelick,K. C. Bender,K. Murray,S. Dason,E. M. Greene,Steven H. Silverman,M. Greenfield +25 more
Abstract: The Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) investigation on Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) is aimed at determining (1) the composition of surface minerals, rocks, and ices; (2) the temperature and dynamics of the atmosphere; (3) the properties of the atmospheric aerosols and clouds; (4) the nature of the polar regions; and (5) the thermophysical properties of the surface materials. These objectives are met using an infrared (5.8- to 50-μm) interferometric spectrometer, along with broadband thermal (5.1- to 150-μm) and visible/near-IR (0.3- to 2.9-μm) radiometers. The MGS TES instrument weighs 14.47 kg, consumes 10.6 W when operating, and is 23.6×35.5×40.0 cm in size. The TES data are calibrated to a 1-σ precision of 2.5−6×10−8 W cm−2 sr−1/cm−1, 1.6×10−6 W cm−2 sr−1, and ∼0.5 K in the spectrometer, visible/near-IR bolometer, and IR bolometer, respectively. These instrument subsections are calibrated to an absolute accuracy of ∼4×10−8 W cm−2 sr−1/cm−1 (0.5 K at 280 K), 1–2%, and ∼1–2 K, respectively. Global mapping of surface mineralogy at a spatial resolution of 3 km has shown the following: (1) The mineralogic composition of dark regions varies from basaltic, primarily plagioclase feldspar and clinopyroxene, in the ancient, southern highlands to andesitic, dominated by plagioclase feldspar and volcanic glass, in the younger northern plains. (2) Aqueous mineralization has produced gray, crystalline hematite in limited regions under ambient or hydrothermal conditions; these deposits are interpreted to be in-place sedimentary rock formations and indicate that liquid water was stable near the surface for a long period of time. (3) There is no evidence for large-scale (tens of kilometers) occurrences of moderate-grained (>50-μm) carbonates exposed at the surface at a detection limit of ∼10%. (4) Unweathered volcanic minerals dominate the spectral properties of dark regions, and weathering products, such as clays, have not been observed anywhere above a detection limit of ∼10%; this lack of evidence for chemical weathering indicates a geologic history dominated by a cold, dry climate in which mechanical, rather than chemical, weathering was the significant form of erosion and sediment production. (5) There is no conclusive evidence for sulfate minerals at a detection limit of ∼15%. The polar region has been studied with the following major conclusions: (1) Condensed CO2 has three distinct end-members, from fine-grained crystals to slab ice. (2) The growth and retreat of the polar caps observed by MGS is virtually the same as observed by Viking 12 Martian years ago. (3) Unique regions have been identified that appear to differ primarily in the grain size of CO2; one south polar region appears to remain as black slab CO2 ice throughout its sublimation. (4) Regional atmospheric dust is common in localized and regional dust storms around the margin and interior of the southern cap. Analysis of the thermophysical properties of the surface shows that (1) the spatial pattern of albedo has changed since Viking observations, (2) a unique cluster of surface materials with intermediate inertia and albedo occurs that is distinct from the previously identified low-inertia/bright and high-inertia/dark surfaces, and (3) localized patches of high-inertia material have been found in topographic lows and may have been formed by a unique set of aeolian, fluvial, or erosional processes or may be exposed bedrock.
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Detection of crystalline hematite mineralization on Mars by the Thermal Emission Spectrometer: Evidence for near‐surface water
Philip R. Christensen,Joshua L. Bandfield,Roger N. Clark,Kenneth S. Edgett,Victoria E. Hamilton,Todd M. Hoefen,Hugh H. Kieffer,Ruslan O. Kuzmin,Melissa D. Lane,Michael C. Malin,Richard V. Morris,John C. Pearl,R. Pearson,Ted L. Roush,Steven W. Ruff,M. D. Smith +15 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the TES instrument on the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) mission has discovered a remarkable accumulation of crystalline hematite ((alpha-Fe2O3) that covers an area with very sharp boundaries approximately 350 by 350-750 km in size centered near 2 S latitude between 0 and 5 W longitude (Sinus Meridiani).
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Habitability on Early Mars and the Search for Biosignatures with the ExoMars Rover
Jorge L. Vago,Frances Westall,Andrew J. Coates,Ralf Jaumann,Oleg Korablev,Valérie Ciarletti,I. G. Mitrofanov,Jean-Luc Josset,Maria Cristina De Sanctis,Jean-Pierre Bibring,F. Rull,Fred Goesmann,Harald Steininger,Walter Goetz,William B. Brinckerhoff,Cyril Szopa,François Raulin,Howell G. M. Edwards,Lyle G. Whyte,Alberto G. Fairén,John Bridges,Ernst Hauber,Gian Gabriele Ori,Stephanie C. Werner,Damien Loizeau,Ruslan O. Kuzmin,Rebecca M. E. Williams,Jessica Flahaut,François Forget,Daniel Rodionov,Håkan Svedhem,Elliot Sefton-Nash,Gerhard Kminek,L. Lorenzoni,Luc Joudrier,Viktor Mikhailov,Alexander Zashchirinskiy,Sergei Alexashkin,Fabio Calantropio,Andrea Merlo,Pantelis Poulakis,Olivier Witasse,Olivier Bayle,Silvia Bayón,Uwe J. Meierhenrich,John Carter,Juan Manuel García-Ruiz,Pietro Baglioni,A. F. C. Haldemann,Andrew J. Ball,André Debus,Robert Lindner,Frédéric Haessig,David Monteiro,Roland Trautner,Christoph Voland,Pierre Rebeyre,Duncan Goulty,F. Didot,Stephen Durrant,Eric Zekri,Detlef Koschny,Andrea Toni,Gianfranco Visentin,Martin Zwick,Michel van Winnendael,Martin Azkarate,Christophe Carreau +67 more
TL;DR: The second ExoMars mission will be launched in 2020 to target an ancient location interpreted to have strong potential for past habitability and for preserving physical and chemical biosignatures (as well as abiotic/prebiotic organics).
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Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars.
Douglas W. Ming,P. D. Archer,Daniel P. Glavin,Jennifer L. Eigenbrode,Heather B. Franz,B. Sutter,A. E. Brunner,Jennifer C. Stern,Caroline Freissinet,Amy McAdam,Paul R. Mahaffy,Michel Cabane,Patrice Coll,John Campbell,Sushil K. Atreya,Paul B. Niles,James F. Bell,David L. Bish,William B. Brinckerhoff,Arnaud Buch,Pamela G. Conrad,David J. Des Marais,B. L. Ehlmann,Alberto G. Fairén,Kenneth A. Farley,G. J. Flesch,Pascaline Francois,Ralf Gellert,John A. Grant,John P. Grotzinger,Sanjeev Gupta,K. E. Herkenhoff,Joel A. Hurowitz,Laurie A. Leshin,Kevin W. Lewis,Scott M. McLennan,Kristen E. Miller,Jeffrey E. Moersch,Richard V. Morris,Rafael Navarro-González,A. A. Pavlov,G. M. Perrett,I. Pradler,S. W. Squyres,Roger E. Summons,Andrew Steele,Edward M. Stolper,Dawn Y. Sumner,Cyril Szopa,Samuel Teinturier,M. G. Trainer,Allan H. Treiman,David T. Vaniman,Ashwin Vasavada,Chris Webster,James J. Wray,R. A. Yingst,Osku Kemppinen,Nathan T. Bridges,Jeffrey R. Johnson,Michelle E. Minitti,David A. Cremers,Lauren A. Edgar,Jack D. Farmer,A. Godber,Meenakshi Wadhwa,Danika Wellington,Ian Mcewan,Claire E. Newman,Mark I. Richardson,Antoine Charpentier,Laurent Peret,Penelope L. King,Jennifer G. Blank,G. Weigle,Mariek E. Schmidt,Shuai Li,Ralph E. Milliken,K. M. Robertson,Vivian Z. Sun,Michael B. Baker,Christopher S. Edwards,Bethany L. Ehlmann,J. L. Griffes,M. E. Newcombe,Cedric Pilorget,Melissa S. Rice,Kirsten L. Siebach,K. M. Stack,Claude Brunet,V. Hipkin,Richard Leveille,Genevieve Marchand,Pablo Sobron Sanchez,Laurent Favot,George D. Cody,Lorenzo Fluckiger,David Lees,Ara V. Nefian,Mildred P. Martin,Marc Gailhanou,Frances Westall,G. Israel,Christophe Agard,J. Baroukh,C. Donny,Alain Gaboriaud,P. Guillemot,Vivian Lafaille,Eric Lorigny,Alexis Paillet,R. Perez,Muriel Saccoccio,C. Yana,Carlos Armiens-Aparicio,Javier Caride Rodriguez,Isaias Carrasco Blazquez,Felipe Gómez,Javier Gómez-Elvira,Sebastien Hettrich,Alain Lepinette Malvitte,Mercedes Jiménez,Jesús Martínez-Frías,J. Martín-Soler,F. Javier Martin-Torres,Antonio Molina Jurado,Luis Mora-Sotomayor,Guillermo M. Muñoz Caro,Sara Navarro Lopez,Verónica Peinado-Gonzalez,Jorge Pla-Garcia,José Antonio Rodríguez Manfredi,Julio José Romeral-Planello,Sara Alejandra Sans Fuentes,Eduardo Sebastian Martinez,Josefina Torres Redondo,Roser Urqui-O'Callaghan,Maria-Paz Zorzano Mier,Steve J. Chipera,Jean-Luc Lacour,Patrick Mauchien,Jean-Baptiste Sirven,H. L. K. Manning,Alexander Hayes,J. Joseph,Robert Sullivan,Peter C. Thomas,Audrey Dupont,Angela Lundberg,Noureddine Melikechi,A. Mezzacappa,Julia DeMarines,David Grinspoon,Günter Reitz,B. D. Prats,Evgeny Atlaskin,Maria Genzer,Ari-Matti Harri,Harri Haukka,Henrik Kahanpää,Janne Kauhanen,Mark Paton,Jouni Polkko,Walter Schmidt,T. Siili,Cécile Fabre,Mary Beth Wilhelm,Mary Beth Wilhelm,Franck Poitrasson,Kiran Patel,S. P. Gorevan,S. Indyk,Gale Paulsen,Juergen Schieber,Brigitte Gondet,Yves Langevin,Claude Geffroy,David Baratoux,Gilles Berger,Alain Cros,Claude d’Uston,Olivier Forni,Olivier Gasnault,Jérémie Lasue,Qiu-Mei Lee,Sylvestre Maurice,P. Y. Meslin,E. Pallier,Yann Parot,Patrick Pinet,Susanne Schröder,Mike Toplis,Eric Lewin,W. Brunner,Ezat Heydari,C. N.. Achilles,Dorothy Z. Oehler,David Coscia,Gilles Dromart,François Robert,V. Sautter,S. Le Mouélic,Nicolas Mangold,Marion Nachon,F. Stalport,François Raulin,Jacqueline Cameron,Samuel M. Clegg,Agnes Cousin,D. M. Delapp,Robert Dingler,R. Jackson,S. Johnstone,Nina Lanza,Cynthia K. Little,T. Nelson,Roger C. Wiens,R. B. Williams,Adrian P. Jones,L. E. Kirkland,Burt Baker,Bruce A. Cantor,Michael Caplinger,Scott Davis,Brian M. Duston,Kenneth S. Edgett,Donald Fay,Craig Hardgrove,David E. Harker,Paul Herrera,E. Jensen,M. R. Kennedy,Gillian M. Krezoski,Daniel J. Krysak,L. J. Lipkaman,Michael C. Malin,E. McCartney,S. McNair,B. E. Nixon,L. Posiolova,M. A. Ravine,A. Salamon,L. Saper,K. Stoiber,K. Supulver,J. Van Beek,T. Van Beek,R. Zimdar,Katherine L. French,Karl Iagnemma,Kenneth G. Miller,Fred Goesmann,Walter Goetz,Stubbe F. Hviid,Miles J. Johnson,M. Lefavor,Eric Lyness,E. A. Breves,M. D. Dyar,Caleb I. Fassett,David F. Blake,Thomas F. Bristow,L. J. Edwards,Robert M. Haberle,Tori M. Hoehler,Jeff Hollingsworth,Melinda A. Kahre,Leslie Keely,Christopher P. McKay,L. Bleacher,David Choi,Jason P. Dworkin,Melissa Floyd,James B. Garvin,D. N. Harpold,David Martin,E. Raaen,Michael D. Smith,Florence Tan,M. A. Meyer,Arik Posner,Mary A. Voytek,Robert C. Anderson,Andrew D. Aubrey,Luther W. Beegle,A. Behar,Diana L. Blaney,David E. Brinza,Fred Calef,Lance E. Christensen,Joy A. Crisp,Lauren DeFlores,Jason Feldman,Sabrina Feldman,Insoo Jun,Didier Keymeulen,Justin N. Maki,Michael Mischna,J. M. Morookian,T. J. Parker,B. Pavri,M. J. Schoppers,Aaron J. Sengstacken,John J. Simmonds,N. Spanovich,Manuel de la Torre Juárez,Albert S. Yen,Francis A. Cucinotta,John H. Jones,Elizabeth B. Rampe,T. Nolan,Martin R. Fisk,Leon Radziemski,B. L. Barraclough,S. Bender,Daniel C. Berman,Eldar Noe Dobrea,R. L. Tokar,Rebecca M. E. Williams,T. Cleghorn,Wesley T. Huntress,Gérard Manhès,J. Hudgins,T. S. Olson,Noël Stewart,Philippe Sarrazin,Edward P. Vicenzi,Sharon A. Wilson,Mark A. Bullock,Bent Ehresmann,V. E. Hamilton,Donald M. Hassler,J. Peterson,S. C. R. Rafkin,Cary Zeitlin,F. Fedosov,Dmitry Golovin,N. Karpushkina,A. S. Kozyrev,M. L. Litvak,Alexey Malakhov,I. G. Mitrofanov,Maxim Mokrousov,Sergey Nikiforov,V. Prokhorov,A. B. Sanin,Vladislav Tretyakov,A. Varenikov,Andrey Vostrukhin,Ruslan O. Kuzmin,B. C. Clark,M. J. Wolff,Oliver Botta,Darrell Drake,K. M. Bean,Mark T. Lemmon,Susanne P. Schwenzer,Ryan B. Anderson,E. M. Lee,Robert M. Sucharski,M. A. D. P. Hernandez,J. J. B. Avalos,Miguel Ramos,M.-H. Kim,Charles Malespin,I. Plante,Jan-Peter Muller,Rodney C. Ewing,William V. Boynton,Robert T. Downs,M. Fitzgibbon,K. Harshman,Shaunna M. Morrison,William E. Dietrich,O. Kortmann,Marisa C. Palucis,Amy J. Williams,G. W. Lugmair,Michael A. Wilson,D. M. Rubin,Bruce M. Jakosky,Tonci Balic-Zunic,Jens Frydenvang,J. K. Jensen,Kjartan M. Kinch,A. Koefoed,Morten Madsen,Susan L. S. Stipp,N. I. Boyd,Scott VanBommel,S. Jacob,T. C. Owen,Steven J. Rowland,Hannu Savijärvi,E. Boehm,Stephan Böttcher,Sönke Burmeister,J. Guo,Jan Köhler,C. M. Garcia,R. Mueller-Mellin,Robert F. Wimmer-Schweingruber,John Bridges,Timothy H. McConnochie,Mehdi Benna,H. Bower,H. Blau,T. Boucher,M. Carmosino,H. M. Elliott,D. Halleaux,Nilton O. Renno,Michael H. Wong,Robert O. Pepin,B. Elliott,John G. Spray,Lucy M. Thompson,S. Gordon,Horton E. Newsom,Ann Ollila,Jean-Pierre Williams,Paulo M. Vasconcelos,J. Bentz,Kenneth H. Nealson,Radu Popa,L. C. Kah,C. Tate,Mackenzie Day,Gary Kocurek,Bernard Hallet,R. S. Sletten,R. Francis,Emily M. McCullough,Edward A. Cloutis,I. L. ten Kate,Raymond E. Arvidson,A. A. Fraeman,D. Scholes,S. Slavney,T. Stein,John M. Ward,Jeff A. Berger,John E. Moores +442 more
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.
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Results from the Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer
Philip R. Christensen,Donald L. Anderson,S. C. Chase,R. T. Clancy,Roger N. Clark,Barney J. Conrath,Hugh H. Kieffer,Ruslan O. Kuzmin,Michael C. Malin,John C. Pearl,Ted L. Roush,Michael D. Smith +11 more
TL;DR: The Thermal Emission Spectrometer spectra of low albedo surface materials suggests that a four to one mixture of pyroxene to plagioclase, together with about a 35 percent dust component provides the best fit to the spectrum.