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Volume 8 (2013)

SCIENCE
Mesoscale Modeling of the Circulation in the Gale Crater Region: An Investigation into the Complex Forcing of Convective Boundary Layer Depths
D. Tyler Jr. and J.R. Barnes
Mars 8, 58-77, 2013
August 12, 2013
doi:10.1555/mars.2013.0003
SCIENCE
A detailed geologic characterization of Eberswalde crater, Mars
M.S. Rice, J.F. Bell III, S. Gupta, N.H. Warner, K. Goddard, and R.B. Anderson
Mars 8, 15-57, 2013
May 10, 2013
doi:10.1555/mars.2013.0002
TECHNOLOGY
Calibration and Performance of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Context Camera (CTX)
J.F. Bell III, M.C. Malin, M.A. Caplinger, J. Fahle, M.J. Wolff, B.A. Cantor, P.B. James, T. Ghaemi, L.V. Posiolova, M.A. Ravine, K.D. Supulver, W.M. Calvin, R.T. Clancy, K.S. Edgett, L.J. Edwards, R.M. Haberle, A. Hale, S.W. Lee, M.S. Rice, P.C. Thomas and R.M.E. Williams
Mars 8, 1-14, 2013
April 15, 2013
doi:10.1555/mars.2013.0001

Volume 7 (2012)

SCIENCE
Detection and Characterization of Rocks and Rock Size-Frequency Distributions at the Final Four Mars Science Laboratory Landing Sites
M. Golombek, A. Huertas, D. Kipp and F. Calef
Mars 7, 1-22, 2012
August 4, 2012
doi:10.1555/mars.2012.0001

Volume 6 (2011)

SCIENCE
Aqueous mineralogy and stratigraphy at and around the proposed Mawrth Vallis MSL Landing Site: New insights into the aqueous history of the region
Eldar Z. Noe Dobrea, Joseph Michalski and Gregg Swayze
Mars 6, 32-46, 2011
December 29, 2011
doi:10.1555/mars.2011.0003
SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY
Testing Mars-inspired operational strategies for semi-autonomous rovers on the Moon: The GeoHeuristic Operational Strategies Test in New Mexico
R. Aileen Yingst, B. A. Cohen, L. Crumpler, M. E. Schmidt and C. M. Schrader
Mars 6, 13-31, 2011
December 29, 2011
doi:10.1555/mars.2011.0002
SCIENCE
MEDUSA: Observation of atmospheric dust and water vapor close to the surface of Mars
F. Esposito, L. Colangeli, V. Della Corte, C. Molfese, P. Palumbo, S. Ventura, J. Merrison, P. Nørnberg, J. F. Rodriguez-Gomez, J. J. Lopez-Moreno, B. del Moral, J. M. Jerónimo, R. Morales, E. Battistelli, S. Gueli, R. Paolinetti and the International MEDUSA Team
Mars 6, 1-12, 2011
December 29, 2011
doi:10.1555/mars.2011.0001

Volume 5 (2010)

SCIENCE
Characterizing the sensitivity of daytime turbulent activity on Mars with the MRAMS LES: Early results
Lori K. Fenton and Timothy I. Michaels
Mars 5, 159-171, 2010
December 10, 2010
doi:10.1555/mars.2010.0007
SCIENCE
Martian mesoscale and microscale wind variability of relevance for dust lifting
Aymeric Spiga and Stephen R. Lewis
Mars 5, 146-158, 2010
December 10, 2010
doi:10.1555/mars.2010.0006
SCIENCE
Pancam and Microscopic Imager observations of dust on the Spirit Rover: Cleaning events, spectral properties, and aggregates
Alicia F. Vaughan, Jeffrey R. Johnson, Kenneth E. Herkenhoff, Robert Sullivan, Geoffrey A. Landis, Walter Goetz and Morten B. Madsen
Mars 5, 129-145, 2010
December 10, 2010
doi:10.1555/mars.2010.0005
SCIENCE
Geologic mapping and characterization of Gale Crater and implications for its potential as a Mars Science Laboratory landing site
Ryan B. Anderson, James F. Bell III
Mars 5, 76-128, 2010
September 14, 2010
doi:10.1555/mars.2010.0004
Science
Detecting secular climate change on Mars
Robert M. Haberle, Melinda A. Kahre
Mars 5, 68-75, 2010
August 3, 2010
doi:10.1555/mars.2010.0003
Science
Algorithm development for Martian atmospheric correction and spatiotemporal variation study of atmospheric profiles
Minqiang Zhu, Hongjie Xie, Huade Guan
Mars 5, 61-67, 2010
June 14, 2010
doi:10.1555/mars.2010.0002
Science
An overview of the 1985-2006 Mars Orbiter Camera science investigation
Michael C. Malin, Kenneth S. Edgett, Bruce A. Cantor, Michael A. Caplinger, G. Edward Danielson, Elsa H. Jensen, Michael A. Ravine, Jennifer L. Sandoval, Kimberley D. Supulver
Mars 5, 1-60, 2010
January 6, 2010
doi:10.1555/mars.2010.0001

Volume 4 (2008)

Science
Comprehensive mapping of spectral classes in the imager for Mars Pathfinder Super Pan
William H. Farrand, Erzsébet Merényi, Jeffrey R. Johnson, James F. Bell III
Mars 4, 33-55, 2008
July 11, 2008
doi:10.1555/mars.2008.0004
Technology
Extracting scientific results from robotic arm support operations: A technique for estimating the density and composition of rocks on Mars
Bradley J. Thomson, Peter H. Schultz, Nathan T. Bridges
Mars 4, 27-32, 2008
July 3, 2008
doi:10.1555/mars.2008.0003
Technology
The Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter dataset: Limitations and improvements
Sanjoy M. Som, Harvey M. Greenberg, David R. Montgomery
Mars 4, 14-26, 2008
June 11, 2008
doi:10.1555/mars.2008.0002
Science and Technology
Integrating GPR and CCRI techniques: Implications for the identification and mapping of ground ice on Mars
Pablo A. Wainstein, Jean-Michel Wan Bun Tseung, Brian J. Moorman, Christopher W. Stevens
Mars 4, 1-13, 2008
April 14, 2008
doi:10.1555/mars.2008.0001

Volume 3 (2007)

Technology
Methods for cuttings removal from holes drilled on Mars
Kris A. Zacny, George A. Cooper
Mars 3, 42-56, 2007
December 3, 2007
doi:10.1555/mars.2007.0004
Science
Recent aeolian erosion and deposition in the north polar plateau of Mars
J.A.P. Rodriguez, Kenneth L. Tanaka, Yves Langevin, Mary Bourke, Jeffrey Kargel, Phil Christensen, Sho Sasaki
Mars 3, 29-41, 2007
December 3, 2007
doi:10.1555/mars.2007.0003
Technology
Mission design options for human Mars missions
Paul D. Wooster, Robert D. Braun, Jaemyung Ahn, Zachary R. Putnam
Mars 3, 12-28, 2007
August 16, 2007
doi:10.1555/mars.2007.0002
Technology
Coring basalt under Mars low pressure conditions
Kris A. Zacny, George A. Cooper
Mars 3, 1-11, 2007
March 9, 2007
doi:10.1555/mars.2007.0001

Volume 2 (2006)

Science
Transient liquid water near an artificial heat source on Mars
Michael H. Hecht, Ashwin R. Vasavada
Mars 2, 83-96, 2006
December 14, 2006
doi:10.1555/mars.2006.0006
Technology
Mars life support systems
Donald Rapp
Mars 2, 72-82, 2006
September 29, 2006
doi:10.1555/mars.2006.0005
Technology
Radiation effects and shielding requirements in human missions to the moon and Mars
Donald Rapp
Mars 2, 46-71, 2006
September 29, 2006
doi:10.1555/mars.2006.0004
Science
Surface textures of Mars' north polar layered deposits: A framework for interpretation and future exploration
Sarah M. Milkovich, James W. Head III
Mars 2, 21-45, 2006
August 18, 2006
doi:10.1555/mars.2006.0003
Science
Prediction of the structure of the martian upper atmosphere for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission
Stephen W. Bougher, James R. Murphy, Jared M. Bell, Richard W. Zurek
Mars 2, 10-20, 2006
June 16, 2006
doi:10.1555/mars.2006.0002
Science
Accumulation and erosion of south polar layered deposits in the Promethei Lingula region, Planum Australe, Mars
Eric J. Kolb, Kenneth L. Tanaka
Mars 2, 1-9, 2006
April 15, 2006
doi:10.1555/mars.2006.0001

Volume 1 (2005)

Science
The sedimentary rocks of Sinus Meridiani: Five key observations from data acquired by the Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Odyssey orbiters
Kenneth S. Edgett
Mars 1, 5-58, 2005
November 2, 2005
doi:10.1555/mars.2005.0002
Editorial
The Mars Journal
David A. Paige
Mars 1, 1-4, 2005
November 2, 2005
doi:10.1555/mars.2005.0001