Overview of the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover Mission to Gusev Crater: Landing site to Backstay Rock in the Columbia Hills

E. Arvidson, R.; W. Squyres, S.; C. Anderson, Robert; F. Bell, J.; L. Blaney, D.; Brückner, J.; A. Cabrol, Nathalie; M. Calvin, W.; H. Carr, M.; R. Christensen, P.; C. Clark, B.; S. Crumpler, L.; J. Des Marais, David; de Souza, Paulo; d’Uston, C.; Economou, T.; D. Farmer, Jack; H. Farrand, W.; M. Folkner, W.; P. Golombek, M.; Gorevan, S.; A. Grant, J.; Greeley, R.; P. Grotzinger, J.; A. Guinness, E.; C. Hahn, B.; A. Haskin, L.; E. Herkenhoff, K.; A. Hurowitz, J.; F. Hviid, S.; R. Johnson, J.; Klingelhöfer, G.; H. Knoll, Andrew; A. Landis, Geoffrey; Leff, C.; T. Lemmon, M.; Li, R.; B. Madsen, M.; C. Malin, M.; M. McLennan, S.; Y. McSween, H.; W. Ming, D.; E. Moersch, J.; V. Morris, R.; J. Parker, T.; W. Rice, J.; Richter, L.; Rieder, R.; Rodionov, D.; Schröder, Christian

doi:10.1029/2005je002499

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Overview of the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover Mission to Gusev Crater: Landing site to Backstay Rock in the Columbia Hills

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Authors:

R. E. Arvidson

S. W. Squyres

Robert C. Anderson

Abstract

Spirit landed on the floor of Gusev Crater and conducted initial operations on soil‐covered, rock‐strewn cratered plains underlain by olivine‐bearing basalts. Plains surface rocks are covered by wind‐blown dust and show evidence for surface enrichment of soluble species as vein and void‐filling mate...

Subject

Geology

Impact crater

Aeolian processes

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