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Welcome to the Chemin Database
The CheMin database is a living repository of CheMin and related Mars Science Laboratory Mission data. Data provided here is archived and publicly available in the PDS.
SAM database
Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (QMS)
QMS data - Level 1b (corrected)
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Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (QMS)
QMS data - Level 1b (corrected)
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Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (QMS)
QMS data - Level 1b (corrected)
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Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (QMS)
QMS data - Level 1b (corrected)
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CRISM-References
C. E. Viviano, F.P. Seelos, S. L. Murchie, E. G. Kahn, K. D. Seelos, H. W. Taylor, K. Taylor, B. L. Ehlmann, S. M. Wiseman, J. F. Mustard, M. F. Morgan
(2014)
Revised CRISM spectral parameters and summary products based on the currently detected mineral diversity on Mars. 119,
1403– 1431
; https://doi.org/10.1002/2014JE004627
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CheMin-References
Blake D, Vaniman D, Achilles C, Anderson R, Bish D, Bristow T, Chen C, Chipera S, Crisp J, Des Marais D, Downs R T, Farmer J, Feldman S, Fonda M, Gailhanou M, Ma H, Ming D W, Morris R V, Sarrazin P, Stolper E, Treiman A, Yen A
(2012)
Characterization and calibration of the CheMin mineralogical instrument on Mars Science Laboratory. Space Science Reviews
170,
341-399
; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-012-9905-1
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Bish D L, Blake D F, Vaniman D T, Chipera S J, Morris R V, Ming D W, Treiman A H, Sarrazin P, Morrison S M, Downs R T, Achilles C N, Yen A S, Bristow T F, Crisp J A, Morookian J M, Farmer J D, Rampe E B, Stolper E M, Spanovich N, MSL Science Team
(2013)
X-ray diffraction results from Mars Science Laboratory: Mineralogy of Rocknest at Gale Crater. Science
341,
1238932, 1-5
; https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1238932
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Blake D F, Morris R V, Kocurek G, Morrison S M, Downs R T, Bish D, Ming D W, Edgett K S, Rubin D, Goetz W, Madsen M B, Sullivan R, Gellert R, Campbell I, Treiman A H, McLennan S M, Yen A S, Grotzinger J, Vaniman D T, Chipera S J, Achilles C N, Rampe E B, Sumner D, Meslin P Y, Maurice S, Forni O, Gasnault O, Fisk M, Schmidt M, Mahaffy P, Leshin L A, Glavin D, Steele A, Freissinet C, Navarro-González R, Yingst R A, Kah L C, Bridges N, Lewis K W, Bristow T F, Farmer J D, Crisp J A, Stolper E M, Des Marais D J, Sarrazin P, MSL Science Team
(2013)
Curiosity at Gale Crater, Mars: Characterization and analysis of the Rocknest sand shadow. Science
341,
1239505, 1-7
; https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1239505
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CheMin team
(2013)
Software Interface Specification Chemistry & Mineralogy (CheMin) Experiment Data Record (EDR). JPL
CL#13-1384,
(Pasadena, California)
10-105
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Berger J A, King P L, Gellert R, Campbell J L, Boyd N I, Pradler I, Perrett G M, Edgett K S, VanBommel S J V, Schmidt M E, Lee R E H
(2014)
MSL-APXS titanium observation tray measurements: Laboratory experiments and results for the Rocknest fines at the Curiosity field site in Gale Crater, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
119(5),
1046-1060
; https://doi.org/10.1002/2013JE004519
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Bish D, Blake D, Vaniman D, Sarrazin P, Bristow T, Achilles C, Dera P, Chipera S, Crisp J, Downs R T, Farmer J, Gailhanou M, Ming D, Morookian J M, Morris R, Morrison S, Rampe E, Treiman A, Yen A
(2014)
The first X-ray diffraction measurements on Mars. International Union of Crystallography Journal
1,
514-522
; https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052252514021150
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Ehlmann B L, Edwards C S
(2014)
Mineralogy of the Martian surface. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
42,
291-315
; https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-060313-055024
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CheMin team
(2015)
Tiff Processing & 2D to 1D Conversion Dera1.07. CheMin guides
1-24
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Downs R T, MSL Science Team
(2015)
Determining mineralogy on Mars with the CheMin X-ray diffractometer. Elements
11,
45-50
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Achilles C N, Downs R T, Ming D W, Rampe E B, Morris R V, Treiman A H, Morrison S M, Yen A S, Vaniman D T, Blake D F, Bristow T F, Chipera S J, Ewing R C, Ehlmann B L, Crisp J A, Gellert R, Fendrich K V, Craig P I, Grotzinger J P, Des Marais D J, Farmer J D, Sarrazin P C, Morookian J M
(2017)
Mineralogy of an Active Eolian Sediment from the Namib Dune, Gale crater, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets - Bagnold Dunes Special Issue
122,
2344-2361
; https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JE005262
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Ehlmann B L, Edgett K S, Sutter B, Achilles C N, Litvak M L, Lapotre M G A, Sullivan R, Fraeman A A, Arvidson R E, Blake D F, Bridges N T, Conrad P G, Cousin A, Downs R T, Gabriel T S J, Gellert R, Hamilton V E, Hardgrove C, Johnson J R, Kuhn S, Mahaffy P R, Maurice S, McHenry M, Meslin P-Y, Ming D W, Minitti M E, Morookian J M, Morris R V, O'Connell-Cooper C D, Pinet P C, Rowland S K, Schröder S, Siebach K L, Stein N T, Thompson L M, Vaniman D T, Vasavada A R, Wellington D F, Wiens R C, Yen A S
(2017)
Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Grain Properties at Namib and High Dunes, Bagnold Dune Field, Gale Crater, Mars: A Synthesis of Curiosity Rover Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets - Bagnold Dunes Special Issue
122,
2510-2543
; https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JE005267
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Morrison S M, Downs R T, Blake D F, Vaniman D T, Ming D W, Rampe E B, Bristow T F, Achilles C N, Chipera S J, Yen A S, Morris R V, Treiman A H, Sarrazin P C, Fendrich K V, Morookian J M, Farmer J D, DesMarais D J, Craig P I
(2018)
Relationships between Unit-Cell Parameters and Compositions for Rock-Forming Minerals on Earth, Mars, and other Extraterrestrial Bodies. American Mineralogist
103,
848–856
; https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2018-6123
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Morrison S M, Downs R T, Blake D F, Vaniman D T, Ming D W, Rampe E B, Bristow T F, Achilles C N, Chipera S J, Yen A S, Morris R V, Treiman A H, Sarrazin P C, Fendrich K V, Morookian J M, Gellert R, Farmer J D, DesMarais J D, Craig P I
(2018)
Crystal chemistry of martian minerals from Bradbury Landing through Naukluft Plateau, Gale crater, Mars. American Mineralogist
103,
857–871
; https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2018-6124
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Rampe, E. B., Lapotre, M. G. A., Bristow, T. F., Arvidson, R. E., Morris, R. V., Achilles, C. N., Weitz, C., Blake, D. F., Ming, D. W., Morrison, S. M., Vaniman, D. T., Chipera, S. J., Downs, R. T., Grotzinger, J. P., Hazen, R. M., Peretyazhko, T. S., Sutter, B., Tu, V., Yen, A. S., Horgan, B., Castle, N., Craig, P. I., Des Marais, D. J., Farmer, J., Gellert, R., McAdam, A. C., Morookian, J. M., Sarrazin, P. C., Treiman, A. H.
(2018)
Sand mineralogy within the Bagnold Dunes, Gale crater, as observed in situ and from orbit. Geophysical Research Letters
45(18),
9488-9497
; https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL079073
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Vaniman, D.T., Martinez, G.M., Rampe, E.B., Bristow, T.F., Blake, D.F., Yen, A.S., Ming, D.W., Rapin, W., Meslin, P-Y, Morookian, J.M., Downs, R.T., Chipera, S.J., Morris, R.V., Morrison, S.M., Treiman, A.H., Achilles, C.N., Robertson, K., Grotzinger, J.P., Hazen, R.M., Wiens, R.C., Sumner, D.Y.
(2018)
Gypsum, bassanite, and anhydrite at Gale crater, Mars. American Mineralogist
103,
1011–1020
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Rampe, E.B., D.F. Blake, T.F. Bristow, D.W. Ming, D.T. Vaniman, R.V. Morris, C.N. Achilles, S.J. Chipera, S.M. Morrison, V.M. Tu, A.S. Yen, N. Castle, G.W. Downs, R.T. Downs, J.P. Grotzinger, R.M. Hazen, A.H. Treiman, T.S. Peretyazkho, D.J. Des Marais, R.C. Walroth, P.I. Craig, J.A. Crisp, B. Lafuente, J.M. Morookian, P.C. Sarrazin, M.T. Thorpe, J.C. Bridges, L.A. Edgar, C.M. Fedo, C. Freissient, R. Gellert, P.R. Mahaffy, H.E. Newsom, J.R. Johnson, L.C. Kah, K.L. Siebach, J. Schieber, V.Z. Sun, A.R. Vasavada, C. Webster, D. Wellington, R.C. Wiens, the MSL Science Team
(2020)
Mineralogy and geochemistry of sedimentary rocks and eolian sediments in Gale crater, Mars: A review after six Earth years of exploration with Curiosity. Geochemistry
80(2),
125605
; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemer.2020.125605
Tu, V.M., E.B. Rampe, T.F. Bristow, M.T. Thorpe, J.V. Clark, N. Castle, A.A. Fraeman, L.A. Edgar, A. McAdam, C. Bedford, C.N. Achilles, D. Blake, S.J. Chipera, P.I. Craig, D.J. Des Marais, G.W. Downs, R.T. Downs, V. Fox,
J.P. Grotzginer, R.M. Hazen, D.W. Ming, R.V. Morris, S.M. Morrison, B. Pavri, J. Eigenbrode, T.S. Peretyazhko, P.C. Sarrazin, B. Sutter, A.H. Treiman, D.T. Vaniman, A.R. Vasavada, A.S. Yen, and J.C. Bridges
(2021)
A Review of the Phyllosilicates in Gale Crater as Detected by the CheMin Instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity Rover. Minerals
11,
; https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080847
Vaniman, D.; Chipera, S.; Rampe, E.; Bristow, T.; Blake, D.; Meusburger, J.; Peretyazhko, T.; Rapin, W.; Berger, J.; Ming, D.; et al.
(2024)
Gypsum on Mars: A Detailed View at Gale Crater. Minerals
14,
815
; https://doi.org/10.3390/min14080815
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