On 6th April, as a result of their collaboration in a paper published in Nature entitled «In situ recording of Mars soundscape», by Sylvestre Maurice et al. in which some researchers of the ERICA research group are co-authors as members of the SuperCam Team, two Erica researchers appeared on both local and national TV to […]
It is with deep sorrow that our research group received the news of the passing of our former colleague Antonio Sansano. Antonio was, for many years, one the supports of Exomars project at the University of Valladolid, and one of our fellow researchers. Last monday, at age 47, Antonio passed away in Valladolid. Last years
La Muestra de Calibración de SuperCam, (SCCT) está por fin en la superficie de Marte y ya contamos con una de las primeras imágenes donde apreciar si está bien. La imagen se corresponde con una de las primeras imágenes del instrumento MastCamZ, y en ella se pueden ve las muestras de calibración de MastCamZ y
Condensados en este video NASA nos muestra cómo se desarrolló el amartizaje de Perseverance. Si bien este sistema ya había sido empleado por Curiosity ha sido con Perseverance que se han podido obtener imágenes y videos del funcionamiento del SkyCrane:
Falta ya una semana para que el rover Perseverance de la NASA aterrice en Marte. El rover Perseverance y el helicóptero Ingenuity forman parte de la misión Mars2020, la misi´pn más ambiciosa de NASA para la búsqueda de señales de vida presente o pasada en Marte. Esta misión tiene tres objetivos fundamentales: Astrobiología: evaluar la
We evaluated the effectiveness of the ExoMars Raman laser spectrometer (RLS) to determine the degree of serpentinization of olivine-rich units on Mars. We selected terrestrial analogs of martian ultramafic rocks from the Leka Ophiolite Complex (LOC) and analyzed them with both laboratory and flight-like analytical instruments. We first studied the mineralogical composition of the samples
SuperCam is a highly integrated remote-sensing instrumental suite for NASA’s Mars 2020 mission. It consists of a co-aligned combination of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), Time-Resolved Raman and Luminescence (TRR/L), Visible and Infrared Spectroscopy (VISIR), together with sound recording (MIC) and high-magnification imaging techniques (RMI). They provide information on the mineralogy, geochemistry andmineral context around the
SuperCam Calibration Targets: Design and DevelopmentLeer más »
Marco VenerandaJesús SáizAurelio Sanz‐ArranzJose Antonio ManriqueGuillermo Lopez‐ReyesJesús MedinaHenning DypvikStephanie C. WernerFernando Rull The multianalytical study of terrestrial analogues is a useful strategy to deepen the knowledge about the geological and environmental evolution of Mars and other extraterrestrial bodies. In spite of the increasing importance that laser‐induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIR), and Raman techniques
Planetary Terrestrial Analogues Library (PTAL) project: Raman data overviewLeer más »
Jose A. Manrique‐MartinezGuillermo Lopez‐ReyesAndres Alvarez‐PerezThomas BozicMarco VenerandaAurelio Sanz‐ArranzJesus SaizJesus Medina‐GarciaFernando Rull‐Perez Raman and laser‐induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) spectroscopies will play an important role in planetary exploration missions in the following years, not only with Raman instruments like Raman laser spectrometer on board of Rosalid Franklin Rover or scanning habitable environments with Raman and luminescence for
Aurelio Sanz‐Arranz, Jose A. Manrique‐Martinez, Jesus Medina‐Garcia, Fernando Rull‐Perez In this paper, our research group proposes a simple solution to a usual problem that appears in the Raman analysis of some substances, which is the presence of weak Raman signals, probably in combination with a high‐intensity luminescence background, affected by the presence of distortions in
Amorphous zinc borate as a simple standard for baseline correction in Raman spectraLeer más »
