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Large wind ripples on Mars: A record of atmospheric evolution by Lapotre, M. G. A., Ewing, R. C., Lamb, M. P., Fischer, W. W., Grotzinger, J. P., Rubin, D. M., Lewis, K. W., Ballard, M. J., Day, M., Gupta, S., Banham, S. G., Bridges, N. T., Des Marais, D. J., Fraeman, A. A., Grant, J. A., Herkenhoff, K. E., Ming, D. W., Mischna, M. A., Rice, M. S., Sumner, D. A., Vasavada, A. R., Yingst, R. A.

“…Wind blowing over sand on Earth produces decimeter-wavelength ripples and hundred-meter— to kilometer-wavelength dunes: bedforms of two distinct size modes…”
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Overview of the Mars Science Laboratory mission: Bradbury Landing to Yellowknife Bay and beyond by Vasavada, A. R., Grotzinger, J. P., Arvidson, R. E., Calef, F. J., Crisp, J. A., Gupta, S., Hurowitz, J., Mangold, N., Maurice, S., Schmidt, M. E., Wiens, R. C., Williams, R. M. E., Yingst, R. A.

“…The Mars Science Laboratory mission reached Bradbury Landing in August 2012. In its first 500 sols, the rover Curiosity was commissioned and began its…”
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Pitted terrains on (1) Ceres and implications for shallow subsurface volatile distribution by Sizemore, H. G., Platz, T., Schorghofer, N., Prettyman, T. H., De Sanctis, M. C., Crown, D. A., Schmedemann, N., Neesemann, A., Kneissl, T., Marchi, S., Schenk, P. M., Bland, M. T., Schmidt, B. E., Hughson, K. H. G., Tosi, F., Zambon, F., Mest, S. C., Yingst, R. A., Williams, D. A., Russell, C. T., Raymond, C. A.

“…Prior to the arrival of the Dawn spacecraft at Ceres, the dwarf planet was anticipated to be ice‐rich. Searches for morphological features related to ice have…”
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Large-scale troughs on Vesta: A signature of planetary tectonics by Buczkowski, D. L., Wyrick, D. Y., Iyer, K. A., Kahn, E. G., Scully, J. E. C., Nathues, A., Gaskell, R. W., Roatsch, T., Preusker, F., Schenk, P. M., Le Corre, L., Reddy, V., Yingst, R. A., Mest, S., Williams, D. A., Garry, W. B., Barnouin, O. S., Jaumann, R., Raymond, C. A., Russell, C. T.

“…Images of Vesta taken by the Dawn spacecraft reveal large‐scale linear structural features on the surface of the asteroid. We evaluate the morphology of the…”
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MAHLI at the Rocknest sand shadow: Science and science-enabling activities by Minitti, M. E., Kah, L. C., Yingst, R. A., Edgett, K. S., Anderson, R. C., Beegle, L. W., Carsten, J. L., Deen, R. G., Goetz, W., Hardgrove, C., Harker, D. E., Herkenhoff, K. E., Hurowitz, J. A., Jandura, L., Kennedy, M. R., Kocurek, G., Krezoski, G. M., Kuhn, S. R., Limonadi, D., Lipkaman, L., Madsen, M. B., Olson, T. S., Robinson, M. L., Rowland, S. K., Rubin, D. M., Seybold, C., Schieber, J., Schmidt, M., Sumner, D. Y., Tompkins, V. V., Van Beek, J. K., Van Beek, T.

“…During Martian solar days 57–100, the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover acquired and processed a solid (sediment) sample and analyzed its mineralogy and…”
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Characteristics of pebble- and cobble-sized clasts along the Curiosity rover traverse from Bradbury Landing to Rocknest by Yingst, R. A., Kah, L. C., Palucis, M., Williams, R. M. E., Garvin, J., Bridges, J. C., Bridges, N., Deen, R. G., Farmer, J., Gasnault, O., Goetz, W., Hamilton, V. E., Hipkin, V., Jensen, J. K., King, P. L., Koefoed, A., Le Mouélic, S. P., Madsen, M. B, Mangold, N., Martinez-Frias, J., Maurice, S., McCartney, E. M., Newsom, H., Pariser, O., Sautter, V. H., Wiens, R. C.

“…We have assessed the characteristics of clasts along Curiosity's traverse to shed light on the processes important in the genesis, modification, and…”
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Morphology and texture of particles along the Spirit rover traverse from sol 450 to sol 745 by Yingst, R. A., Crumpler, L., Farrand, W. H., Li, R., Cabrol, N. A., Neakrase, L. D.

“…We quantified and classified the shape, roundness, size, and texture of 935 loose surface particles along the Spirit rover traverse from sols 450–745 to assess…”
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Deposition, exhumation, and paleoclimate of an ancient lake deposit, Gale crater, Mars by Grotzinger, J. P., Gupta, S., Malin, M. C., Rubin, D. M., Schieber, J., Siebach, K., Sumner, D. Y., Stack, K. M., Vasavada, A. R., Arvidson, R. E., Calef, F., Edgar, L., Fischer, W. F., Grant, J. A., Griffes, J., Kah, L. C., Lamb, M. P., Lewis, K. W., Mangold, N., Minitti, M. E., Palucis, M., Rice, M., Williams, R. M. E., Yingst, R. A., Blake, D., Blaney, D., Conrad, P., Crisp, J., Dietrich, W. E., Dromart, G., Edgett, K. S., Ewing, R. C., Gellert, R., Hurowitz, J. A., Kocurek, G., Mahaffy, P., McBride, M. J., McLennan, S. M., Mischna, M., Ming, D., Milliken, R., Newsom, H., Oehler, D., Parker, T. J., Vaniman, D., Wiens, R. C., Wilson, S. A.

“…The landforms of northern Gale crater on Mars expose thick sequences of sedimentary rocks. Based on images obtained by the Curiosity rover, we interpret these…”
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Perseverance rover reveals an ancient delta-lake system and flood deposits at Jezero crater, Mars by Mangold, N, Gupta, S, Gasnault, O, Dromart, G, Tarnas, J D, Sholes, S F, Horgan, B, Quantin-Nataf, C, Brown, A J, Le Mouélic, S, Yingst, R A, Bell, J F, Beyssac, O, Bosak, T, Calef, 3rd, F, Ehlmann, B L, Farley, K A, Grotzinger, J P, Hickman-Lewis, K, Holm-Alwmark, S, Kah, L C, Martinez-Frias, J, McLennan, S M, Maurice, S, Nuñez, J I, Ollila, A M, Pilleri, P, Rice, Jr, J W, Rice, M, Simon, J I, Shuster, D L, Stack, K M, Sun, V Z, Treiman, A H, Weiss, B P, Wiens, R C, Williams, A J, Williams, N R, Williford, K H

“…Observations from orbital spacecraft have shown that Jezero crater on Mars contains a prominent fan-shaped body of sedimentary rock deposited at its western…”
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Observations of a potential Mars analog at the microscale using rover-inspired methods: A 10-sol observation of Fort Rock tuff ring by Yingst, R. A., Schmidt, M. E., Lentz, R. C. F.

“…The terrestrial geologist's hand lens is a fundamental tool for identifying and correlating rocks and minerals. We used rover‐inspired methods of remote hand…”
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Geologic mapping of Vesta by Yingst, R.A., Mest, S.C., Berman, D.C., Garry, W.B., Williams, D.A., Buczkowski, D., Jaumann, R., Pieters, C.M., De Sanctis, M.C., Frigeri, A., Le Corre, L., Preusker, F., Raymond, C.A., Reddy, V., Russell, C.T., Roatsch, T., Schenk, P.M.

“…We report on a preliminary global geologic map of Vesta, based on data from the Dawn spacecraft’s High-Altitude Mapping Orbit (HAMO) and informed by…”
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Characteristics of pebble and cobble-sized clasts along the Curiosity rover traverse from sol 100 to 750: Terrain types, potential sources, and transport mechanisms by Yingst, R.A., Cropper, K., Gupta, S., Kah, L.C., Williams, R.M.E., Blank, J., Calef, F., Hamilton, V.E., Lewis, K., Shechet, J., McBride, M., Bridges, N., Frias, J. Martinez, Newsom, H.

“…•We characterize clasts to interpret rock sources, transport history, and terrain.•Clasts were classed into ten types; nine types are sedimentary rocks.•Most…”
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Exploration of Victoria Crater by the Mars Rover Opportunity by Squyres, S.W, Knoll, A.H, Arvidson, R.E, Ashley, J.W, Bell, J.F. III, Calvin, W.M, Christensen, P.R, Clark, B.C, Cohen, B.A, de Souza, P.A. Jr, Edgar, L, Farrand, W.H, Fleischer, I, Gellert, R, Golombek, M.P, Grant, J, Grotzinger, J, Hayes, A, Herkenhoff, K.E, Johnson, J.R, Jolliff, B, Klingelhöfer, G, Knudson, A, Li, R, McCoy, T.J, McLennan, S.M, Ming, D.W, Mittlefehldt, D.W, Morris, R.V, Rice, J.W. Jr, Schröder, C, Sullivan, R.J, Yen, A, Yingst, R.A

“…The Mars rover Opportunity has explored Victoria crater, a approximately 750-meter eroded impact crater formed in sulfate-rich sedimentary rocks…”
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Determining best practices in reconnoitering sites for habitability potential on Mars using a semi-autonomous rover: A GeoHeuristic Operational Strategies Test by Yingst, R.A., Berger, J., Cohen, B.A., Hynek, B., Schmidt, M.E.

“…We tested science operations strategies developed for use in remote mobile spacecraft missions, to determine whether reconnoitering a site of potential…”
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The rock abrasion record at Gale Crater: Mars Science Laboratory results from Bradbury Landing to Rocknest by Bridges, N. T., Calef, F. J., Hallet, B., Herkenhoff, K. E., Lanza, N. L., Le Mouélic, S., Newman, C. E., Blaney, D. L., de Pablo, M. A., Kocurek, G. A., Langevin, Y., Lewis, K. W., Mangold, N., Maurice, S., Meslin, P.-Y., Pinet, P., Renno, N. O., Rice, M. S., Richardson, M. E., Sautter, V., Sletten, R. S., Wiens, R. C., Yingst, R. A.

“…Ventifacts, rocks abraded by wind‐borne particles, are found in Gale Crater, Mars. In the eastward drive from “Bradbury Landing” to “Rocknest,” they account…”
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Dawn completes its mission at 4 Vesta by Russell, C. T., Raymond, C. A., Jaumann, R., McSween, H. Y., De Sanctis, M. C., Nathues, A., Prettyman, T. H., Ammannito, E., Reddy, V., Preusker, F., O'Brien, D. P., Marchi, S., Denevi, B. W., Buczkowski, D. L., Pieters, C. M., McCord, T. B., Li, J.-Y., Mittlefehldt, D. W., Combe, J.-P., Williams, D. A., Hiesinger, H., Yingst, R. A., Polanskey, C. A., Joy, S. P.

“…The Dawn mission was designed to test our hypothesis about the origin and evolution of the early solar system by visiting the largest differentiated basaltic…”
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Depositional and Diagenetic Processes of Martian Lacustrine Sediments as Revealed at Pahrump Hills by the Mars Hand Lens Imager, Gale Crater, Mars by Yingst, R. A., Cowart, A. C., Kah, L. C., Gupta, S., Stack, K., Fey, D., Harker, D., Herkenhoff, K., Minitti, M. E., Rowland, S.

“…The Murray formation represents fine‐grained sedimentary deposition in lacustrine environments within Gale crater, Mars. Both the overall thickness of the…”
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The geological nature of dark material on Vesta and implications for the subsurface structure by Jaumann, R., Nass, A., Otto, K., Krohn, K., Stephan, K., McCord, T.B., Williams, D.A., Raymond, C.A., Blewett, D.T., Hiesinger, H., Yingst, R.A., De Sanctis, M.C., Palomba, E., Roatsch, T., Matz, K.-D., Preusker, F., Scholten, F., Russell, C.T.

“…•Dark material deposits on Vesta are almost correlated with impact features.•Dark material deposits are isolated patches of less than 100m thickness.•Impacts…”
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The unique geomorphology and physical properties of the Vestalia Terra plateau by Buczkowski, D.L., Wyrick, D.Y., Toplis, M., Yingst, R.A., Williams, D.A., Garry, W.B., Mest, S., Kneissl, T., Scully, J.E.C., Nathues, A., De Sanctis, M.C., LeCorre, L., Reddy, V., Hoffmann, M., Ammannito, E., Frigeri, A., Tosi, F., Preusker, F., Roatsch, T., Raymond, C.A., Jaumann, R., Pieters, C.M., Russell, C.T.

“…•We produced a geologic map of the Av-9 Numisia quadrangle of asteroid Vesta.•Stratigraphic relationships show Vestalia Terra is one of Vesta’s oldest…”
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Morphology and formation ages of mid-sized post-Rheasilvia craters – Geology of quadrangle Tuccia, Vesta by Kneissl, T., Schmedemann, N., Reddy, V., Williams, D.A., Walter, S.H.G., Neesemann, A., Michael, G.G., Jaumann, R., Krohn, K., Preusker, F., Roatsch, T., Le Corre, L., Nathues, A., Hoffmann, M., Schäfer, M., Buczkowski, D., Garry, W.B., Yingst, R.A., Mest, S.C., Russell, C.T., Raymond, C.A.

“…•We present results of the geologic mapping of quadrangle Av-13 on Vesta.•CSFD on the floor of Rheasilvia does not reflect the formation age of the basin.•We…”
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