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Detection of Copper by the ChemCam Instrument Along Curiosity's Traverse in Gale Crater, Mars: Elevated Abundances in Glen Torridon

Goetz, Walter; Dehouck, Erwin; Gasda, Patrick J.; Johnson, Jeffrey R.; Meslin, Pierre‐Yves; Lanza, Nina L.; Wiens, Roger C.; Rapin, William; Frydenvang, Jens; Payré, Valerie; Gasnault, Olivier (Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2023-03-07)

Laser‐induced breakdown spectroscopy, as utilized by the ChemCam instrument onboard the Curiosity rover, detected enhanced abundances of the element copper. Since landing in Gale crater (6 August 2012), 10 enhancements in ...