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Subject Resources: Mars: M2020 Papers

Selected papers about the mission, science goals, and technology.

Mission Overview

Title: Mars 2020 Mission Overview

Author(s): Farley, KA (Farley, Kenneth A.); Williford, KH (Williford, Kenneth H.); Stack, KM (Stack, Kathryn M.); Bhartia, R (Bhartia, Rohit); Chen, A (Chen, Al); et al. Source: SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS   Volume: 216   Issue: 8   Article Number: 142   DOI: 10.1007/s11214-020-00762-y  Published: DEC 3 2020   

 

Landing Site Selection
Title: The science process for selecting the landing site for the 2020 Mars rover
Author(s): Grant, JA (Grant, John A.); Golombek, MP (Golombek, Matthew P.); Wilson, SA (Wilson, Sharon A.); Farley, KA (Farley, Kenneth A.); Williford, KH (Williford, Ken H.); Chen, A (Chen, Al);
Source: PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE  Volume: 164  Pages: 106-126  DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2018.07.001  Published: DEC 1 2018  
 
Science Goals
Title: The origin of life as a planetary phenomenon
Author(s): Sasselov, DD (Sasselov, Dimitar D.); Grotzinger, JP (Grotzinger, John P.); Sutherland, JD (Sutherland, John D.)
Source: SCIENCE ADVANCES  Volume: 6  Issue: 6  Article Number: eaax3419  DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax3419  Published: FEB 2020

 

Title: What Martian Meteorites Reveal About the Interior and Surface of Mars
Author(s): Udry, A (Udry, A.); Howarth, GH (Howarth, G. H.); Herd, CDK (Herd, C. D. K.); Day, JMD (Day, J. M. D.); Lapen, TJ (Lapen, T. J.); Filiberto, J (Filiberto, J.)
Source: JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-PLANETS  Volume: 125  Issue: 12  Article Number: e2020JE006523  DOI: 10.1029/2020JE006523  Published: DEC 2020  

 

Technologies
Title: The CanMars Mars Sample Return analogue mission
Author(s): Osinski, GR (Osinski, Gordon R.); Battler, M (Battler, Melissa); Caudill, CM (Caudill, Christy M.); Francis, R (Francis, Raymond); Haltigin, T (Haltigin, Timothy); et al.

Source: PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE  Volume: 166  Pages: 110-130  DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2018.07.011  Published: FEB 2019

 

Title: The Sampling and Caching Subsystem (SCS) for the Scientific Exploration of Jezero Crater by the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover
Author(s): Moeller, RC (Moeller, Robert C.); Jandura, L (Jandura, Louise); Rosette, K (Rosette, Keith); Robinson, M (Robinson, Matt); et al.
Source: SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS  Volume: 217  Issue: 1  Article Number: 5  DOI: 10.1007/s11214-020-00783-7  Published: FEB 2021  

 

Title: MARSWRF Prediction of Entry Descent Landing Profiles: Applications to Mars Exploration

Author(s): Fonseca, RM (Morais Fonseca, Ricardo); Zorzano, MP (Zorzano, Maria-Paz); Martin-Torres, J (Martin-Torres, Javier)
Source: EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE  Volume: 6  Issue: 8  Pages: 1440-1459  DOI: 10.1029/2019EA000575  Published: AUG 2019  

 

Title: Fuel and oxygen harvesting from Martian regolithic brine

Author(s): Gayen, P (Gayen, Pralay); Sankarasubramanian, S (Sankarasubramanian, Shrihari); Ramani, VK (Ramani, Vijay K.)
Source: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Volume: 117  Issue: 50  Pages: 31685-31689  DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2008613117  Published: DEC 15 2020  

 

Title: The Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) of the Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA) instrument onboard Mars 2020, a general description and performance analysis

Author(s): Perez-Izquierdo, J (Perez-Izquierdo, Joel); Sebastian, E (Sebastian, Eduardo); Martinez, GM (Martinez, German M.); Bravo, A (Bravo, Andres); Ramos, M (Ramos, Miguel); Manfredi, JAR (Rodriguez Manfredi, Jose A.)
Source: MEASUREMENT  Volume: 122  Pages: 432-442  DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2017.12.004  Published: JUL 2018