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Organic degradation under simulated Martian conditions by Stoker, Carol R., Bullock, Mark A.

“…We report on laboratory experiments which simulate the breakdown of organic compounds under Martian surface conditions. Chambers containing Mars‐analog soil…”
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The 1999 Marsokhod rover mission simulation at Silver Lake, California: Mission overview, data sets, and summary of results by Stoker, C. R., Cabrol, N. A., Roush, T. R., Moersch, J., Aubele, J., Barlow, N., Bettis, E. A., Bishop, J., Chapman, M., Clifford, S., Cockell, C., Crumpler, L., Craddock, R., De Hon, R., Foster, T., Gulick, V., Grin, E., Horton, K., Hovde, G., Johnson, J. R., Lee, P. C., Lemmon, M. T., Marshall, J., Newsom, H. E., Ori, G. G., Reagan, M., Rice, J. W., Ruff, S. W., Schreiner, J., Sims, M., Smith, P. H., Tanaka, K., Thomas, H. J., Thomas, G., Yingst, R. A.

“…We report on a field experiment held near Silver Lake playa in the Mojave Desert in February 1999 with the Marsokhod rover. The payload (Descent Imager,…”
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A coupled soil-atmosphere model of H2O2 on Mars by Bullock, M A, Stoker, C R, McKay, C P, Zent, A P

“…The Viking Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer failed to detect organic compounds on Mars, and both the Viking Labeled Release and the Viking Gas Exchange…”
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Nomad Rover Field Experiment, Atacama Desert, Chile: 1. Science results overview by Cabrol, N. A., Chong‐Diaz, G., Stoker, C. R., Gulick, V. C., Landheim, R., Lee, P., Roush, T. L., Zent, A. P., Lameli, C. Herrera, Iglesia, A. Jensen, Arrerondo, M. Pereira, Dohm, J. M., Keaten, R., Wettergreen, D., Sims, M. H., Schwher, K., Bualat, M. G., Thomas, H. J., Zbinden, E., Christian, D., Pedersen, L., Bettis, A., Thomas, G., Witzke, B.

“…Nomad was deployed for a 45 day traverse in the Atacama Desert, Chile, during the summer of 1997. During this traverse, 1 week was devoted to science…”
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Overview of the Mars Pathfinder Mission: Launch through landing, surface operations, data sets, and science results by Golombek, M. P., Anderson, R. C., Barnes, J. R., Bell, J. F., Bridges, N. T., Britt, D. T., Brückner, J., Cook, R. A., Crisp, D., Crisp, J. A., Economou, T., Folkner, W. M., Greeley, R., Haberle, R. M., Hargraves, R. B., Harris, J. A., Haldemann, A. F. C., Herkenhoff, K. E., Hviid, S. F., Jaumann, R., Johnson, J. R., Kallemeyn, P. H., Keller, H. U., Kirk, R. L., Knudsen, J. M., Larsen, S., Lemmon, M. T., Madsen, M. B., Magalhães, J. A., Maki, J. N., Malin, M. C., Manning, R. M., Matijevic, J., McSween, H. Y., Moore, H. J., Murchie, S. L., Murphy, J. R., Parker, T. J., Rieder, R., Rivellini, T. P., Schofield, J. T., Seiff, A., Singer, R. B., Smith, P. H., Soderblom, L. A., Spencer, D. A., Stoker, C. R., Sullivan, R., Thomas, N., Thurman, S. W., Tomasko, M. G., Vaughan, R. M., Wänke, H., Ward, A. W., Wilson, G. R.

“…Mars Pathfinder successfully landed at Ares Vallis on July 4, 1997, deployed and navigated a small rover about 100 m clockwise around the lander, and collected…”
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Microbial metabolism of tholin by Stoker, C R, Boston, P J, Mancinelli, R L, Segal, W, Khare, B N, Sagan, C

“…In this paper, we show that a wide variety of common soil bacteria are able to obtain their carbon and energy needs from tholin (a class of complex organic…”
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Determination of physical properties of a planetary surface by measuring the deceleration of a probe upon impact: Application to Titan by Seiff, Alvin, Stoker, Carol R., Young, Richard E., Mihalov, John D., McKay, Christopher P., Lorenz, Ralph D.

“…We report scale model laboratory experiments showing how an impact accelerometer on a planetary probe (based on the Huygens probe Phase A configuration) can…”
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Crater morphology and evolution at the Phoenix landing site: Insights into timing of modern geological processes and subsurface ice by Noe Dobrea, E.Z., Stoker, C.R., Berman, D.C., McKay, C.P., Davila, A.F.

“…We report results of an in-depth study of the morphology of small (km-scale and smaller) craters over a 4000 km2 region on Mars that includes the Phoenix…”
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Introduction to the special section: Geophysical detection of subsurface water on Mars by Clifford, Stephen M., George, Jeffrey A., Stoker, Carol R.

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Science strategy for human exploration of Mars by Stoker, C R, McKay, C P, Haberle, R M, Andersen, D T

“…The scientific objectives of Mars exploration can be framed within the overarching theme of exploring Mars as another home for life, both for evidence of past…”
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Two dogs, new tricks: A two-rover mission simulation using K9 and FIDO at Black Rock Summit, Nevada by Stoker, Carol R., Roush, Ted L., Arvidson, Raymond E., Bresina, John L., Bualat, Maria G., Edwards, Laurence J., Flueckiger, Lorenzo J., Washington, Richard M., Nguyen, Laurent A., Thomas, Hans, Wright, Anne R.

“…An experiment illustrating two rovers cooperatively exploring a field site was performed at Black Rock Summit, Nevada, in May 2000. The rovers FIDO and K9 are…”
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Nomad Rover Field Experiment, Atacama Desert, Chile: 2. Identification of paleolife evidence using a robotic vehicle: Lessons and recommendations for a Mars sample return mission by Cabrol, N. A., Bettis, E. A., Glenister, B., Chong, G., Herrera, C., Jensen, A., Pereira, M., Stoker, C. R., Grin, E. A., Landheim, R., Thomas, G., Golden, J., Saville, K., Ludvigson, G., Witzke, B.

“…During the Nomad Rover Field Experiment in the Atacama Desert (Chile), a potential fossil was identified in a boulder by the science team remotely located at…”
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The circum-Chryse region as a possible example of a hydrologic cycle on Mars: geologic observations and theoretical evaluation by Moore, J M, Clow, G D, Davis, W L, Gulick, V C, Janke, D R, McKay, C P, Stoker, C R, Zent, A P

“…The transection and superposition relationships among channels, chaos, surface materials units, and other features in the circum-Chryse region of Mars were…”
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Results from the Mars Pathfinder Camera by Smith, P. H., Bell, J. F., Bridges, N. T., Britt, D. T., Gaddis, L., Greeley, R., Keller, H. U., Herkenhoff, K. E., Jaumann, R., Johnson, J. R., Kirk, R. L., Lemmon, M., Maki, J. N., Malin, M. C., Murchie, S. L., Oberst, J., Parker, T. J., Reid, R. J., Sablotny, R., Soderblom, L. A., Stoker, C., Sullivan, R., Thomas, N., Tomasko, M. G., Ward, W., Wegryn, E.

“…Images of the martian surface returned by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) show a complex surface of ridges and troughs covered by rocks that have been…”
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Space Station gas-grain simulation facility: application to exobiology by McKay, C P, Stoker, C R, Morris, J, Conley, G, Schwartz, D

“…The Space Station provides an environment in which the forces required to suspend particles during an experiment can be reduced by as much as six orders of…”
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Voyager 2 at Neptune: Imaging Science Results by Smith, B. A., Soderblom, L. A., Banfield, D., Barnet, C., Basilevksy, A. T., Beebe, R. F., Bollinger, K., Boyce, J. M., Brahic, A., Briggs, G. A., Brown, R. H., Chyba, C., Collins, S. A., Colvin, T., Cook, A. F., Crisp, D., Croft, S. K., Cruikshank, D., Cuzzi, J. N., Danielson, G. E., Davies, M. E., De Jong, E., Dones, L., Godfrey, D., Goguen, J., Grenier, I., Haemmerle, V. R., Hammel, H., Hansen, C. J., Helfenstein, C. P., Howell, C., Hunt, G. E., Ingersoll, A. P., Johnson, T. V., Kargel, J., Kirk, R., Kuehn, D. I., Limaye, S., Masursky, H., McEwen, A., Morrison, D., Owen, T., Owen, W., Pollack, J. B., Porco, C. C., Rages, K., Rogers, P., Rudy, D., Sagan, C., Schwartz, J., Shoemaker, E. M., Showalter, M., Sicardy, B., Simonelli, D., Spencer, J., Sromovsky, L. A., Stoker, C., Strom, R. G., Suomi, V. E., Synott, S. P., Terrile, R. J., Thomas, P., Thompson, W. R., Verbiscer, A., Veverka, J.

“…Voyager 2 images of Neptune reveal a windy planet characterized by bright clouds of methane ice suspended in an exceptionally clear atmosphere above a lower…”
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Two dogs, new tricks - A two-rover mission simulation using K9 and FIDO at Black Rock Summit, Nevada by Stoker, C R, Roush, T L, Arvidson, R E, Bresina, J L, Bualat, M G, Edwards, L J, Flueckiger, L J, Washington, R M, Nguyen, L A, Thomas, H, Wright, A R

“…An experiment illustrating two rovers cooperatively exploring a field site was performed at Black Rock Summit, Nevada, in May 2000. The rovers FIDO and K9 are…”
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Nomad Rover Field Experiment, Atacama Desert, Chile. I - Science results overview by Cabrol, N A, Chong-Diaz, G, Stoker, C R, Gulick, V C, Landheim, R, Lee, P, Roush, T L, Zent, A P, Herrera Lameli, C, Jensen Iglesia, A

“…Nomad was deployed for a 45-day traverse in the Atacama Desert, Chile, during the summer of 1997. During this traverse, one week was devoted to science…”
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Nomad Rover Field Experiment, Atacama Desert, Chile. II - Identification of paleolife evidence using a robotic vehicle. Lessons and recommendations for a Mars sample return mission by Cabrol, N A, Bettis, E A, I I I, Glenister, B, Chong, G, Herrera, C, Jensen, A, Pereira, M, Stoker, C R, Grin, E A, Landheim, R

“…During the Nomad Rover Field Experiment in the Atacama Desert (Chile), a potential fossil was identified in a boulder by the science team remotely located at…”
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Could the early environment of Mars have supported the development of life? by McKay, C P, Stoker, C R

“…Early in its history, conditions on Mars may have been suitable for the origin of life. From the biological perspective, there are many similarities between…”
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