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astro-ph.EP2016
Detection and Quantification of Volatiles at Mars using a multispectral LIDAR
Adrian J. Brown, Timothy Michaels, Lori Fenton +14
We present a concept for using a polarization sensitive multispectral lidar to map the seasonal distribution and exchange of volatiles among the reservoirs of the Martian surface a…
astro-ph.EP2012
Growth and form of the mound in Gale Crater, Mars: Slope-wind enhanced erosion and transport
Edwin S. Kite, Kevin W. Lewis, Michael P. Lamb
Ancient sediments provide archives of climate and habitability on Mars. Gale Crater, the landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), hosts a 5 km high sedimentary mound. Hy…