Abstract
Planetary exploration relies considerably on mineral characterization to advance our understanding of the solar system, the planets and their evolution. Thus, we must understand past and present processes that can alter materials exposed on the surface, affecting space mission data. Here, we analyze the first dataset monitoring the evolution of a known mineral target in situ on the Martian surface, brought there as a SuperCam calibration target onboard the Perseverance rover. We used Raman spectroscopy to monitor the crystalline state of a synthetic apatite sample over the first 950 Martian days (sols) of the Mars2020 mission. We note significant variations in the Raman spectra acquired on this target, specifically a decrease in the relative contribution of the Raman signal to the total signal. These observations are consistent with the results of a UV-irradiation test performed in the laboratory under conditions mimicking ambient Martian conditions. We conclude that the observed evolution reflects an alteration of the material, specifically the creation of electronic defects, due to its exposure to the Martian environment and, in particular, UV irradiation. This ongoing process of alteration of the Martian surface needs to be taken into account for mineralogical space mission data analysis.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 11284 |
| Journal | Scientific Reports |
| Volume | 14 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISSN | 2045-2322 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
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Radiation-induced alteration of apatite on the surface of Mars : first in situ observations with SuperCam Raman onboard Perseverance. / Clavé, E.; Beyssac, O.; Bernard, S.; Royer, C.; Lopez-Reyes, G.; Schröder, S.; Rammelkamp, K.; Forni, O.; Fau, A.; Cousin, A.; Manrique, J. A.; Ollila, A.; Madariaga, J. M.; Aramendia, J.; Sharma, S. K.; Fornaro, T.; Maurice, S.; Wiens, R. C.; Acosta-Maeda, Tayro; Agard, Christophe; Alberquilla, Fernando; Alvarez Llamas, Cesar; Anderson, Ryan; Applin, Daniel; Aramendia, Julene; Arana, Gorka; Beal, Roberta; Beck, Pierre; Bedford, Candice; Benzerara, Karim; Bernard, Sylvain; Bernardi, Pernelle; Bertrand, Tanguy; Beyssac, Olivier; Bloch, Thierry; Bonnet, Jean-Yves; Bousquet, Bruno; Boustelitane, Abderrahmane; Bouyssou Mann, Magali; Brand, Matthew; Cais, Philippe; Caravaca, Gwenael; De Pinedo, Kepa Castro Ortiz; Cazalla, Charlene; Charpentier, Antoine; Chide, Baptiste; Clavé, Elise; Clegg, Samuel; Cloutis, Ed; Coloma, Leire; Comellas, Jade; Connell, Stephanie; Cousin, Agnes; DeFlores, Lauren; Dehouck, Erwin; Delapp, Dot; Perez, Tomas Delgado; Deron, Robin; Donny, Christophe; Doressoundiram, Alain; Dromart, Gilles; Essunfeld, Ari; Fabre, Cecile; Fau, Amaury; Fischer, Woodward; Follic, Hugo; Forni, Olivier; Fouchet, Thierry; Francis, Raymond; Frydenvang, Jens; Gabriel, Travis; Gallegos, Zachary; García-Florentino, Cristina; Gasda, Patrick; Gasnault, Olivier; Gibbons, Erin; Gillier, Martin; Gomez, Laura; Gonzalez, Sofia; Grotzinger, John; Huidobro, Jennifer; Jacob, Xavier; Johnson, Jeffrey; Kalucha, Hemani; Kelly, Evan; Knutsen, Elise; Lacombe, Gaetan; Lamarque, Florentin; Lanza, Nina; Larmat, Carene; Laserna, Javier; Lasue, Jeremie; Le Deit, Laetitia; Le Mouelic, Stephane; Legett, Chip; Leveille, Richard; Lewin, Eric; Little, Cynthia; Loche, Mattéo; Lopez Reyes, Guillermo; Lorenz, Ralph; Lorigny, Eric; Madariaga, Juan Manuel; Madsen, Morten; Mandon, Lucia; Manelski, Henry; Mangold, Nicolas; Martinez, Jose Manrique; Martin, Noah; Martinez Frias, Jesus; Maurice, Sylvestre; Mcconnochie, Timothy; McLennan, Scott; Melikechi, Noureddine; Meslin, Pierre Yves; Meunier, Frederique; Mimoun, David; Montagnac, Gilles; Montmessin, Franck; Moros, Javier; Mousset, Valerie; Murdoch, Naomi; Nelson, Tony; Newell, Ray; Nicolas, Cécile; Newsom, Horton; O’Shea, Colleen; Ollila, Ann; Pantalacci, Philippe; Parmentier, Jonathan; Peret, Laurent; Perrachon, Pascal; Pilleri, Paolo; Pilorget, Cédric; Pinet, Patrick; Poblacion, Iratxe; Poulet, Francois; Quantin Nataf, Cathy; Rapin, William; Reyes, Ivan; Rigaud, Laurent; Robinson, Scott; Rochas, Ludovic; Root, Margaret; Ropert, Eloise; Rouverand, Léa; Royer, Clement; Perez, Fernando Rull; Said, David; Sans-Jofre, Pierre; Schroeder, Susanne; Seel, Fabian; Sharma, Shiv; Sheridan, Amanda; Sobron Sanchez, Pablo; Stcherbinine, Aurélien; Stott, Alex; Toplis, Michael; Turenne, Nathalie; Veneranda, Marco; Venhaus, Dawn; Wiens, Roger; Wolf, Uriah; Zastrow, Allison.
In: Scientific Reports, Vol. 14, 11284, 2024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Radiation-induced alteration of apatite on the surface of Mars
T2 - first in situ observations with SuperCam Raman onboard Perseverance
AU - Clavé, E.
AU - Beyssac, O.
AU - Bernard, S.
AU - Royer, C.
AU - Lopez-Reyes, G.
AU - Schröder, S.
AU - Rammelkamp, K.
AU - Forni, O.
AU - Fau, A.
AU - Cousin, A.
AU - Manrique, J. A.
AU - Ollila, A.
AU - Madariaga, J. M.
AU - Aramendia, J.
AU - Sharma, S. K.
AU - Fornaro, T.
AU - Maurice, S.
AU - Wiens, R. C.
AU - Acosta-Maeda, Tayro
AU - Agard, Christophe
AU - Alberquilla, Fernando
AU - Alvarez Llamas, Cesar
AU - Anderson, Ryan
AU - Applin, Daniel
AU - Aramendia, Julene
AU - Arana, Gorka
AU - Beal, Roberta
AU - Beck, Pierre
AU - Bedford, Candice
AU - Benzerara, Karim
AU - Bernard, Sylvain
AU - Bernardi, Pernelle
AU - Bertrand, Tanguy
AU - Beyssac, Olivier
AU - Bloch, Thierry
AU - Bonnet, Jean-Yves
AU - Bousquet, Bruno
AU - Boustelitane, Abderrahmane
AU - Bouyssou Mann, Magali
AU - Brand, Matthew
AU - Cais, Philippe
AU - Caravaca, Gwenael
AU - De Pinedo, Kepa Castro Ortiz
AU - Cazalla, Charlene
AU - Charpentier, Antoine
AU - Chide, Baptiste
AU - Clavé, Elise
AU - Clegg, Samuel
AU - Cloutis, Ed
AU - Coloma, Leire
AU - Comellas, Jade
AU - Connell, Stephanie
AU - Cousin, Agnes
AU - DeFlores, Lauren
AU - Dehouck, Erwin
AU - Delapp, Dot
AU - Perez, Tomas Delgado
AU - Deron, Robin
AU - Donny, Christophe
AU - Doressoundiram, Alain
AU - Dromart, Gilles
AU - Essunfeld, Ari
AU - Fabre, Cecile
AU - Fau, Amaury
AU - Fischer, Woodward
AU - Follic, Hugo
AU - Forni, Olivier
AU - Fouchet, Thierry
AU - Francis, Raymond
AU - Frydenvang, Jens
AU - Gabriel, Travis
AU - Gallegos, Zachary
AU - García-Florentino, Cristina
AU - Gasda, Patrick
AU - Gasnault, Olivier
AU - Gibbons, Erin
AU - Gillier, Martin
AU - Gomez, Laura
AU - Gonzalez, Sofia
AU - Grotzinger, John
AU - Huidobro, Jennifer
AU - Jacob, Xavier
AU - Johnson, Jeffrey
AU - Kalucha, Hemani
AU - Kelly, Evan
AU - Knutsen, Elise
AU - Lacombe, Gaetan
AU - Lamarque, Florentin
AU - Lanza, Nina
AU - Larmat, Carene
AU - Laserna, Javier
AU - Lasue, Jeremie
AU - Le Deit, Laetitia
AU - Le Mouelic, Stephane
AU - Legett, Chip
AU - Leveille, Richard
AU - Lewin, Eric
AU - Little, Cynthia
AU - Loche, Mattéo
AU - Lopez Reyes, Guillermo
AU - Lorenz, Ralph
AU - Lorigny, Eric
AU - Madariaga, Juan Manuel
AU - Madsen, Morten
AU - Mandon, Lucia
AU - Manelski, Henry
AU - Mangold, Nicolas
AU - Martinez, Jose Manrique
AU - Martin, Noah
AU - Martinez Frias, Jesus
AU - Maurice, Sylvestre
AU - Mcconnochie, Timothy
AU - McLennan, Scott
AU - Melikechi, Noureddine
AU - Meslin, Pierre Yves
AU - Meunier, Frederique
AU - Mimoun, David
AU - Montagnac, Gilles
AU - Montmessin, Franck
AU - Moros, Javier
AU - Mousset, Valerie
AU - Murdoch, Naomi
AU - Nelson, Tony
AU - Newell, Ray
AU - Nicolas, Cécile
AU - Newsom, Horton
AU - O’Shea, Colleen
AU - Ollila, Ann
AU - Pantalacci, Philippe
AU - Parmentier, Jonathan
AU - Peret, Laurent
AU - Perrachon, Pascal
AU - Pilleri, Paolo
AU - Pilorget, Cédric
AU - Pinet, Patrick
AU - Poblacion, Iratxe
AU - Poulet, Francois
AU - Quantin Nataf, Cathy
AU - Rapin, William
AU - Reyes, Ivan
AU - Rigaud, Laurent
AU - Robinson, Scott
AU - Rochas, Ludovic
AU - Root, Margaret
AU - Ropert, Eloise
AU - Rouverand, Léa
AU - Royer, Clement
AU - Perez, Fernando Rull
AU - Said, David
AU - Sans-Jofre, Pierre
AU - Schroeder, Susanne
AU - Seel, Fabian
AU - Sharma, Shiv
AU - Sheridan, Amanda
AU - Sobron Sanchez, Pablo
AU - Stcherbinine, Aurélien
AU - Stott, Alex
AU - Toplis, Michael
AU - Turenne, Nathalie
AU - Veneranda, Marco
AU - Venhaus, Dawn
AU - Wiens, Roger
AU - Wolf, Uriah
AU - Zastrow, Allison
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Planetary exploration relies considerably on mineral characterization to advance our understanding of the solar system, the planets and their evolution. Thus, we must understand past and present processes that can alter materials exposed on the surface, affecting space mission data. Here, we analyze the first dataset monitoring the evolution of a known mineral target in situ on the Martian surface, brought there as a SuperCam calibration target onboard the Perseverance rover. We used Raman spectroscopy to monitor the crystalline state of a synthetic apatite sample over the first 950 Martian days (sols) of the Mars2020 mission. We note significant variations in the Raman spectra acquired on this target, specifically a decrease in the relative contribution of the Raman signal to the total signal. These observations are consistent with the results of a UV-irradiation test performed in the laboratory under conditions mimicking ambient Martian conditions. We conclude that the observed evolution reflects an alteration of the material, specifically the creation of electronic defects, due to its exposure to the Martian environment and, in particular, UV irradiation. This ongoing process of alteration of the Martian surface needs to be taken into account for mineralogical space mission data analysis.
AB - Planetary exploration relies considerably on mineral characterization to advance our understanding of the solar system, the planets and their evolution. Thus, we must understand past and present processes that can alter materials exposed on the surface, affecting space mission data. Here, we analyze the first dataset monitoring the evolution of a known mineral target in situ on the Martian surface, brought there as a SuperCam calibration target onboard the Perseverance rover. We used Raman spectroscopy to monitor the crystalline state of a synthetic apatite sample over the first 950 Martian days (sols) of the Mars2020 mission. We note significant variations in the Raman spectra acquired on this target, specifically a decrease in the relative contribution of the Raman signal to the total signal. These observations are consistent with the results of a UV-irradiation test performed in the laboratory under conditions mimicking ambient Martian conditions. We conclude that the observed evolution reflects an alteration of the material, specifically the creation of electronic defects, due to its exposure to the Martian environment and, in particular, UV irradiation. This ongoing process of alteration of the Martian surface needs to be taken into account for mineralogical space mission data analysis.
U2 - 10.1038/s41598-024-61494-5
DO - 10.1038/s41598-024-61494-5
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 38760365
AN - SCOPUS:85193534997
VL - 14
JO - Scientific Reports
JF - Scientific Reports
SN - 2045-2322
M1 - 11284
ER -