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Grain Size Measurements of the Eolian Stimson Formation, Gale Crater, Mars and Implications for Sand Provenance and Paleoatmospheric Conditions

Preston, S. L., K. L. Siebach, M. G. A. Lapôtre, S. Banham

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets | Submitted 2024-02-28

Ice-marginal lava delta in Iceland found on a nondescript gradual hillslope: An unexpected record of ice thickness late in deglaciation

Putnam, A. R., K. L. Siebach, C. C. Bedford, S. Simpson, M. T. Thorpe, J. J. Tamborski, E. B. Rampe

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research | Submitted 2024-02-16

Lake Modeling on Mars for Atmospheric Reconstructions and Simulations (LakeM2ARS): An intermediate-complexity model for simulating Martian lacustrine environments

Moreland, E. L., S. Dee, Y. Jiang, G. Bischof, M. Mischna, N. Hartigan, J. Russell, J. Moores, and K. L. Siebach

Earth and Space Science | Submitted 2024-02-04

2024

Ice? Salt? Pressure? Sediment deformation structures as evidence of late-stage shallow groundwater in Gale crater, Mars

Banham, S. G., A. L. Roberts. S. Gupta, J. M. Davis, L. M. Thompson, D. M. Rubin, G. Paar, K. L. Siebach, W. E. Dietrich; A. A. Fraeman; A. R. Vasavada

Geology | 2024-03-22

2022

Tridymite in a lacustrine mudstone in Gale Crater, Mars: Evidence for an explosive silicic eruption during the Hesperian

Payré, V., K.L. Siebach, M.T. Thorpe, P. Antoshechkina, E.B. Rampe

Earth and Planetary Science Letters | 2022-09-15

Mars Science Laboratory CheMin Data From the Glen Torridon Region and the Significance of Lake-Groundwater Interactions in Interpreting Mineralogy and Sedimentary History

Thorpe, M.T., T. F. Bristow, E. B. Rampe, N. J. Tosca, J. P. Grotzinger, K. A. Bennett, C. N. Achilles, D. F. Blake, S. J. Chipera, G. Downs, R. T. Downs, S. M. Morrison, V. Tu, N. Castle, P. Craig, D. J. Des Marais, R. M. Hazen, D. W. Ming, R. V. Morris, A. H. Treiman, D. T. Vaniman, A. S. Yen, A. R. Vasavada, E. Dehouck, J. C. Bridges, J. Berger, A. McAdam, T. Peretyazhko, K. L. Siebach, A. B. Bryk, V. K. Fox, C. M. Fedo

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets | 2022-09-14

An olivine cumulate outcrop on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars

Liu, Y., M. M. Tice, M. E. Schmidt, A. H. Treiman, T. V. Kizovski, J. A. Hurowitz, A. C. Allwood, J. Henneke, D. A. K. Pedersen, S. J. VanBommel, M. W. M. Jones, A. L. Knight, B. J. Orenstein, B. C. Clark, W. T. Elam, C. M. Heirwegh, T. Barber, L. W. Beegle, K. Benzerara, S. Bernard, O. Beyssac, T. Bosak, A. J. Brown, E. L. Cardarelli, D. C. Catling, J. R. Christian, E. A. Cloutis, B. A. Cohen, S. Davidoff, A. G. Fairén, K. A. Farley, D. T. Flannery, A. Galvin, J. P. Grotzinger, S. Gupta, J. Hall, C. D. K. Herd, K. Hickman-Lewis, R. P. Hodyss, B. H. N. Horgan, J. R. Johnson, J. L. Jørgensen, L. C. Kah, J. N. Maki, L. Mandon, N. Mangold, F. M. Mccubbin, S. M. Mclennan, K. Moore, M. Nachon, P. Nemere, L. D. Nothdurft, J. I. Núñez, L. O’Neil, C. M. Quantin-Nataf, V. Sautter, D. L. Shuster, K. L. Siebach, J. I. Simon, K. P. Sinclair, K. M. Stack, A. Steele, J. D. Tarnas, N. J. Tosca, K. Uckert, A. Udry, L. A. Wade, B. P. Weiss, R. C. Wiens, K. H. Williford, And M.-P. Zorzano

Science | 2022-08-25

Sedimentological and Geochemical Perspectives on a Marginal Lake Environment Recorded in the Hartmann's Valley and Karasburg Members of the Murray Formation, Gale Crater, Mars

Gwizd, S., C. Fedo, J. Grotzinger, S. Banham, F. Rivera-Hernández, K. M. Stack, K. Siebach, M. Thorpe, L. Thompson, C. O’Connell-Cooper, N. Stein, L. Edgar, S. Gupta, D. Rubin, D. Sumner, A. R. Vasavada

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets | 2022-08-11

Geometry and significance of an erosional unconformity on Mars, base Stimson formation, Gale crater

Watkins, J., J. Grotzinger, N. Stein, S. Banham, S. Gupta, D. Rubin, K. Stack Morgan, K. Edgett, J. Frydenvang, K. Siebach, M. Lamb, D. Sumner, K. Lewis

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets | 2022-08-06

Mars as a time machine to Precambrian Earth

Lapôtre, M. G. A., J. L. Bishop, A. Ielpi, D. R. Lowe, K. L. Siebach, N. H. Sleep, S. M. Tikoo

Journal of the Geological Society | 2022-06-07

X-Ray Amorphous Sulfur-Bearing Phases in Sedimentary Rocks of Gale Crater, Mars

Smith, R. J., S. M. McLennan, B. Sutter, E. B. Rampe, E. Dehouck, K. L. Siebach, B. H. N. Horgan, V. Sun, A. McAdam, N. Mangold, D. Vaniman, M. Salvatore, M. T. Thorpe, C. N. Achilles

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets | 2022-05-11

2021

X‐Ray Amorphous Components in Sedimentary Rocks of Gale Crater, Mars: Evidence for Ancient Formation and Long‐Lived Aqueous Activity

Smith, R. J., S. M. McLennan, C. N. Achilles, E. Dehouck, B. H. N. Horgan, N. Mangold, E. B. Rampe, M. Salvatore, K. L. Siebach, and V. Sun 2021

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets | 2021-02-15

Source-to-Sink Terrestrial Analogs for the Paleoenvironment of Gale Crater, Mars

Thorpe, M. T., J. A. Hurowitz, K. L. Siebach 2021

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets | 2021-01-19

2020

Extraformational sediment recycling on Mars

Edgett, K. E., S. G. Banham, K. A. Bennett, L. A. Edgar, C. S. Edwards, A. G. Fairén, C. M. Fedo, D. M. Fey, J. B. Garvin, J. P. Grotzinger, S. Gupta, M. J. Henderson, C. H. House, N. Mangold, S. M. McLennan, H. E. Newsom, S. K. Rowland, K. L. Siebach, L. Thompson, S. J. VanBommel, R. C. Wiens, R. M. E. Williams, and R. A. Yingst 2020

Geosphere | 2020-10-06

Evidence for a Diagenetic Origin of Vera Rubin Ridge, Gale Crater, Mars: Summary and Synthesis of Curiosity's Exploration Campaign

Fraeman, A. A., L. A. Edgar, E. B. Rampe, L. M. Thompson, J. Frydenvang, C. M. Fedo, J. G. Catalano, W. E. Dietrich, T. S. J. Gabriel, A. R. Vasavada, J. P. Grotzinger, J. L'Haridon, N. Mangold, V. Z. Sun, C. H. House, A. B. Bryk, C. Hardgrove, S. Czarnecki, K. M. Stack, R. V. Morris, R. E. Arvidson, S. G. Banham, K. A. Bennett, J. C. Bridges, C. S. Edwards, W. W. Fischer, V. K. Fox, S. Gupta, B. H. N. Horgan, S. R. Jacob, J. R. Johnson, S. S. Johnson, D. M. Rubin, M. R. Salvatore, S. P. Schwenzer, K. L. Siebach, N. T. Stein, S. M. R. Turner, D. F. Wellington, R. C. Wiens, A. J. Williams, G. David, G. M. Wong

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets | 2020-07-27

Constraining ancient magmatic evolution on Mars using crystal chemistry of detrital igneous minerals in the sedimentary Bradbury group, Gale crater, Mars

Payre, V., K. L. Siebach, R. Dasgupta, A. Udry, S. Morrison, E. B. Rampe

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets | 2020-07-22

Mineralogy of Vera Rubin Ridge From the Mars Science Laboratory CheMin Instrument

Rampe, E. B., T. F. Bristow, R. V. Morris, S. M. Morrison, C. N. Achilles, D. W. Ming, D. T. Vaniman, D. F. Blake, V. M. Tu, S. J. Chipera, A. S. Yen, T. S. Peretyazhko, R. T. Downs, R. M. Hazen, A. H. Treiman, J. P. Grotzinger, N. Castle, P. I. Craig, D. J. Des Marais, M. T. Thorpe, R. C. Walroth, G. W. Downs, A. A. Fraeman, K. L. Siebach, R. Gellert, B. Lafuente, A. C. McAdam, P.-Y. Meslin, B. Sutter, M. R. Salvatore

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets | 2020-06-24

Probing space to understand Earth

Lapôtre, M. G. A., J. G. O’Rourke, L. K. Schaefer , K. L. Siebach, C. Spalding, S. M. Tikoo, R. D. Wordsworth

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment | 2020-03-02

Reevaluation of Perchlorate in Gale Crater Rocks Suggests Geologically Recent Perchlorate Addition

Martin, P. E., K. A. Farley, P. D. Archer Jr, J. V. Hogancamp, K. L. Siebach, J. P. Grotzinger, S. M. McLennan

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets | 2020-01-30

Mineralogy and geochemistry of sedimentary rocks and eolian sediments in Gale crater, Mars: A review after six Earth years of exploration with Curiosity

Rampe, E.B., D.F. Blake, T.F. Bristow, D.W. Ming, D.T. Vaniman, R.V. Morris, C.N. Achilles, S.J. Chipera, S.M. Morrison, V.M. Tu, A.S. Yen, N. Castle, G.W. Downs, R.T. Downs, J.P. Grotzinger, R.M. Hazen, A.H. Treiman, T.S. Peretyazhko, D.J. Des Marais, R.C. Walroth, P.I Craig, J.A. Crisp, B. Lafuente, J.M. Morookian, P.C. Sarrazin, M.T. Thorpe, J.C. Bridges, L.A. Edgar, C.M. Fedo, C. Freissinet, R. Gellert, P.R. Mahaffy, H.E. Newsom, J.R. Johnson, L.C. Kah, K.L. Siebach, J. Schieber, V.Z. Sun, A.R. Vasavada, D. Wellington, R.C. Wiens, the MSL Science Team

Geochemistry | 2020-01-22

2018

Desiccation cracks provide evidence of lake drying on Mars, Sutton Island member, Murray formation, Gale Crater

Stein, N., J.P. Grotzinger, J. Schieber, N. Mangold, B. Hallet, H. Newsom, K.M. Stack, J.A. Berger, L. Thompson, K.L. Siebach, A. Cousin, S. Le Mouélic, M. Minitti, D.Y. Sumner, C. Fedo, C.H. House, S. Gupta, A.R. Vasavada, R. Gellert, R. C. Wiens, J. Frydenvang, O. Forni, P. Y. Meslin, V. Payré, E. Dehouck

Geology | 2018-04-16

2017

Mineralogy of an ancient lacustrine mudstone succession from the Murray formation, Gale crater, Mars

Rampe, E.B., D.W. Ming, D.F. Blake, T.F. Bristow, S.J. Chipera, J.P. Grotzinger, R.V. Morris, S.M. Morrison, D.T. Vaniman, A.S. Yen, C.N. Achilles, P.I. Craig, D.J. Des Marais, R.T. Downs, J.D. Farmer, K.V. Fendrich, R. Gellert, R.M. Hazen, L.C. Kah, J.M. Morookian, T.S. Peretyazhko, P. Sarrazin, A.H. Treiman, J.A. Berger, J. Eigenbrode, A.G. Fairén, O. Forni, S. Gupta, J.A. Hurowitz, N.L. Lanza, M.E. Schmidt, K. Siebach, B. Sutter, L.M. Thompson

Earth and Planetary Science Letters | 2017-08-01

Chemistry, mineralogy, and grain properties at Namib and High dunes, Bagnold dune field, Gale crater, Mars: A synthesis of Curiosity rover observations

Ehlmann, B. L., K. S. Edgett, B. Sutter, C. N. Achilles, M. L. Litvak, M. G. A. Lapotre, R. Sullivan, A. A. Fraeman, R. E. Arvidson, D. F. Blake, N. T. Bridges, P. G. Conrad, A. Cousin, R. T. Downs, T. S. J. Gabriel, R. Gellert, V. E. Hamilton, C. Hardgrove, J. R. Johnson, S. Kuhn, P. R. Mahaffy, S. Maurice, M. McHenry, P.-Y. Meslin, D. W. Ming, M. E. Minitti, J. M. Morookian, R. V. Morris, C. D. O'Connell-Cooper, P. C. Pinet, S. K. Rowland, S. Schröder, K. L. Siebach, N. T. Stein, L. M. Thompson, D. T. Vaniman, A. R. Vasavada, D. F. Wellington, R. C. Wiens, A. S. Yen

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets | 2017-06-12

Redox stratification of an ancient lake in Gale crater, Mars

Hurowitz, J. A., J. P. Grotzinger, W. W. Fischer, S. M. McLennan, R. E. Milliken, N. Stein, A. R. Vasavada, D. F. Blake, E. Dehouck, J. L. Eigenbrode, A. G. Fairén, J. Frydenvang, R. Gellert, J. A. Grant, S. Gupta, K. E. Herkenhoff, D. W. Ming, E. B. Rampe, M. E. Schmidt, K. L. Siebach, K. Stack-Morgan, D. Y. Sumner, R. C. Wiens

Science | 2017-06-02

Low Hesperian PCO2 constrained from in situ mineralogical analysis at Gale Crater, Mars

Bristow, T. F., R. M. Haberle, D. F. Blake, D. J. Des Marais, J. L. Eigenbrode, A. G. Fairén, J. P. Grotzinger, K. M. Stack, M. A. Mischna, E. B. Rampe, K. L. Siebach, B. Sutter, D. T. Vaniman, and A. R. Vasavada

PNAS | 2017-02-06

Sorting out compositional trends in sedimentary rocks of the Bradbury group (Aeolis Palus), Gale crater, Mars

Siebach, K. L., M. B. Baker, J. P. Grotzinger, S. M. McLennan, R. Gellert, L. M. Thompson, J. A. Hurowitz

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets | 2017-01-05

2016

Geologic overview of the Mars Science Laboratory rover mission at the Kimberley, Gale crater, Mars

Rice, M. S., S. Gupta, A. H. Treiman, K. M. Stack, F. Calef, L. A. Edgar, J. Grotzinger, N. Lanza, L. Le Deit, J. Lasue, K. L. Siebach, A. Vasavada, R. C. Wiens, J. Williams

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets | 2016-12-22

Composition of conglomerates analyzed by the Curiosity rover: Implications for Gale Crater crust and sediment sources

Mangold, N., L. M. Thompson, O. Forni, A. J. Williams, C. Fabre, L. Le Deit, R. C. Wiens, R. Williams, R. B. Anderson, D. L. Blaney, F. Calef, A. Cousin, S. M. Clegg, G. Dromart, W. E. Dietrich, K. S. Edgett, M. R. Fisk, O. Gasnault, R. Gellert, J. P. Grotzinger, L. Kah, S. Le Mouélic, S. M. McLennan, S. Maurice, P.-Y. Meslin, H. E. Newsom, M. C. Palucis, W. Rapin, V. Sautter, K. L. Siebach, K. Stack, D. Sumner, A. Yingst

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets | 2016-03-04

2015

Deposition, exhumation, and paleoclimate of an ancient lake deposit, Gale crater, Mars

Grotzinger, J. P., S. Gupta, M. C. Malin, D. M. Rubin, J. Schieber, K. Siebach, D. Y. Sumner, K. M. Stack, A. R. Vasavada, R. E. Arvidson, F. Calef, Iii, L. Edgar, W. F. Fischer, J. A. Grant, J. Griffes, L. C. Kah, M. P. Lamb, K. W. Lewis, N. Mangold, M. E. Minitti, M. Palucis, M. Rice, R. M. E. Williams, R. A. Yingst, D. Blake, D. Blaney, P. Conrad, J. Crisp, W. E. Dietrich, G. Dromart, K. S. Edgett, R. C. Ewing, R. Gellert, J. A. Hurowitz, G. Kocurek, P. Mahaffy, M. J. Mcbride, S. M. Mclennan, M. Mischna, D. Ming, R. Milliken, H. Newsom, D. Oehler, T. J. Parker, D. Vaniman, R. C. Wiens, S. A. Wilson

Science | 2015-10-09

2014

Chemistry of fracture-filling raised ridges in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater: Window into past aqueous activity and habitability on Mars

Léveillé, R. J., J. Bridges, R. C. Wiens, N. Mangold, A. Cousin, N. Lanza, O. Forni, A. Ollila, J. Grotzinger, S. Clegg, K. Siebach, G. Berger, B. Clark, C. Fabre, R. Anderson, O. Gasnault, D. Blaney, L. Deflores, L. Leshin, S. Maurice, H. Newsom

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets | 2014-07-18

Subaqueous shrinkage cracks in the Sheepbed mudstone: Implications for early fluid diagenesis, Gale crater, Mars

Siebach, K. L., J. P. Grotzinger, L. C. Kah, K. M. Stack, M. Malin, R. Léveillé, D. Y. Sumner

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets | 2014-06-27

Diagenetic origin of nodules in the Sheepbed member, Yellowknife Bay formation, Gale crater, Mars

Stack, K. M., J. P. Grotzinger, L. C. Kah, M. E. Schmidt, N. Mangold, K. S. Edgett, D. Y. Sumner, K. L. Siebach, M. Nachon, R. Lee, D. L. Blaney, L. P. Deflores, L. A. Edgar, A. G. Fairén, L. A. Leshin, S. Maurice, D. Z. Oehler, M. S. Rice, R. C. Wiens

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets | 2014-06-21

2013

Volumetric estimates of ancient water on Mount Sharp based on boxwork deposits, Gale Crater, Mars

Siebach, K. L., J. P. Grotzinger

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets | 2013-12-28

A Habitable Fluvio-Lacustrine Environment at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars

Grotzinger, J. P., D. Y. Sumner, L. C. Kah, K. Stack, S. Gupta, L. Edgar, D. Rubin, K. Lewis, J. Schieber, N. Mangold, R. Milliken, P. G. Conrad, D. Desmarais, J. Farmer, K. Siebach, F. Calef, Iii, J. Hurowitz, S. M. Mclennan, D. Ming, D. Vaniman, J. Crisp, A. Vasavada, K. S. Edgett, M. Malin, D. Blake, R. Gellert, P. Mahaffy, R. C. Wiens, S. Maurice, J. A. Grant, S. Wilson, R. C. Anderson, L. Beegle, R. Arvidson, B. Hallet, R. S. Sletten, M. Rice, J. Bell, Iii, J. Griffes, B. Ehlmann, R. B. Anderson, T. F. Bristow, W. E. Dietrich, G. Dromart, J. Eigenbrode, A. Fraeman, C. Hardgrove, K. Herkenhoff, L. Jandura, G. Kocurek, S. Lee, L. A. Leshin, R. Leveille, D. Limonadi, J. Maki, S. Mccloskey, M. Meyer, M. Minitti, H. Newsom, D. Oehler, A. Okon, M. Palucis, T. Parker, S. Rowland, M. Schmidt, S. Squyres, A. Steele, E. Stolper, R. Summons, A. Treiman, R. Williams, A. Yingst, MSL Science Team

Science | 2013-12-09

2011

A lake in Uzboi Vallis and implications for Late Noachian–Early Hesperian climate on Mars

Grant, J. A., R.P. Irwin III, S.A. Wilson, D. Buczkowski, K. Siebach

Icarus | 2011-03-01

2010

Spirit Mars Rover Mission: Overview and selected results from the northern Home Plate Winter Haven to the side of Scamander crater

Arvidson, R. E., J. F. Bell III, P. Bellutta, N. A. Cabrol, J. G. Catalano, J. Cohen, L. S. Crumpler, D. J. Des Marais, T. A. Estlin, W. H. Farrand, R. Gellert, J. A. Grant, R. N. Greenberger, E. A. Guinness, K. E. Herkenhoff, J. A. Herman, K. D. Iagnemma, J. R. Johnson, G. Klingelhöfer, R. Li, K. A. Lichtenberg, S. A. Maxwell, D. W. Ming, R. V. Morris, M. S. Rice, S. W. Ruff, A. Shaw, K. L. Siebach, P. A. de Souza, A. W. Stroupe, S. W. Squyres, R. J. Sullivan, K. P. Talley, J. A. Townsend, A. Wang, J. R. Wright, A. S. Yen

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets | 2010-09-30

Identification of Carbonate-Rich Outcrops on Mars by the Spirit Rover

Morris, R. V., S. W. Ruff, R. Gellert, D. W. Ming, R. E. Arvidson, B. C. Clark, D. C. Golden, K. Siebach, G. Klingelhöfer, C. Schröder, I. Fleischer, A. S. Yen, S. W. Squyres

Science | 2010-06-03

2009

Results from the Mars Phoenix Lander Robotic Arm experiment

Arvidson, R. E., R. G. Bonitz, M. L. Robinson, J. L. Carsten, R. A. Volpe, A. Trebi-Ollennu, M. T. Mellon, P. C. Chu, K. R. Davis, J. J. Wilson, A. S. Shaw, R. N. Greenberger, K. L. Siebach, T. C. Stein, S. C. Cull, W. Goetz, R. V. Morris, D. W. Ming, H. U. Keller, M. T. Lemmon, H. G. Sizemore, M. Mehta

Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets | 2009-10-02

Continuous Microwave-Driven Polyol Process for Synthesizing Ytterbium-Doped Yttria Powder

Imam, M.A., A.W. Fliflet, K.L. Siebach, A. David, R.W. Bruce, S.B. Qadri, C.R. Feng, S.H. Gold

Ceramic Transactions Series | 2009-04-27

Siebach Lab Conference Abstracts

An Intermediate-Complexity Model for Simulating Lacustrine Environments on Early Mars

Moreland*, E., S. Dee, Y. Jiang, G. Bischof, M. Mischna, J. M. Russell, N. Hartigan, and K. Siebach

AGU Fall Meeting 104 | San Francisco, CA | Dec 2023

Abstract EP53B-08

Overview of Perseverance’s Upper Fan Campaign

Siebach, K. L., M. Nachon, S. Sholes, V. Z. Sun, T. Del Sesto, B. P. Weiss, K. A. Farley, K. Stack, G. Caravaca, E. Dehouck, T. Fouchet, Y. Goreva, J. Hurowitz, L. Ives, L. C. Kah, J. Maki, N. Mangold, M. E. Minitti, J. I. Nuñez, N. Randazzo, D. L. Shuster, J. I. Simon, A. J. Williams, and Mars 2020 Science and Operations Team

AGU Fall Meeting 104 | San Francisco, CA | Dec 2023

Abstract P41E-3232

Coarse grains in the lithified ancient Stimson dune field interpreted as recycled grains from eroding fluvial conglomerates in Gale crater, Mars

Siebach, K. L., S. L. Preston*, J. D. Henry*, M. G. A. Lapotre, V. Payre, S. Banham

ESA FAIRPLAY Conference | Noordwijk, The Netherlands | Nov 2023

Abstract book page 46

MIST: An Online Tool Automating Mineral Identification by Stoichiometry in Geochemical Datasets

Siebach, K. L., E. L. Moreland*, G. Costin, and Y. Jiang

54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference | Houston, TX | Mar 2023

Abstract 2253

Crystal Chemistry of Primary and Secondary Minerals in the Jezero Crater Floor

Moreland*, E. L., K. L. Siebach, G. Costin, Y. Jiang, M. Tice, T. V. Kizovski, Y. Liu, and A. J. Brown

54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference | Houston, TX | Mar 2023

Abstract 2196

Was Ancient Windblown Sand Larger than Modern Windblown Sand on Mars? Grain Size Distributions in the Stimson Formation, Gale Crater Mars, and Implications for the Martian Paleoatmosphere

Preston*, S. L., K. L. Siebach, and M. G. A. Lapotre

54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference | Houston, TX | Mar 2023

Abstract 2978

Stoichiometric Mineral Identifications in Mars 2020 Perseverance PIXL Data using the Automated MIST Algorithm

Moreland*, E., K. Siebach, G. Costin, Y. Jiang, S. VanBommel, T. Kizovski, J. Hurowitz, Y. Liu, and M. Tice

AGU Fall Meeting 103 | Chicago, IL | Dec 2022

Abstract P55A-06

Ice-dammed Lake Recorded by Basaltic Lava Deltas above Sandvatn, a Lake in Iceland

Putnam*, A. R., K. L. Siebach, C. C. Bedford, S. Simpson, M. Thorpe, and the DIGMARS Team

AGU Fall Meeting 103 | Chicago, IL | Dec 2022

Abstract EP33C-06

MIST: An Online Tool Automating Mineral Identification by Stoichiometry in Geochemical Datasets

Siebach, K. L., G. Costin, E. Moreland*, and Y. Jiang

AGU Fall Meeting 103 | Chicago, IL | Dec 2022

Abstract V42A-04

MIST: An Algorithm for Automating Mineral Identification by SToichiometry

Siebach, K. L., G. Costin, E. Moreland*, and Y. Jiang

International Mineralogical Association Meeting 23 | Lyon, France | Jul 2022

Abstract OL40_5

New Grain Size Measurements of Windblown Sand in the Stimson Sandstone, Gale Crater, Mars and Implications for the Climate of Ancient Mars

Preston*, S. L., K. L. Siebach

Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium 2022 | Houston, TX | Apr 2022

Poster Session B 267, p. 62

Characterizing the Basaltic Igneous and Volcaniclastic Provenance at a Mars Analog Site in Iceland with the DIGMARS Team

Putnam*, A. R., M. T. Thorpe, C. C. Bedford, V. Tu, G. Costin, M. Wilcox*, R. Kovtun*, E. B. Rampe, J. J. Tamborski, K. Lynch, D. Leeb, G. Gundjonsson, and K. L. Siebach

53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference | Houston, TX | Mar 2022

Abstract 1614

New Constraints on Grain Size of Eolian Sediments in the Stimson Sandstone, Gale Crater, Mars and Implications for Paleoclimate

Preston*, S. L., K. L. Siebach, and M. G. A. Lapotre

AGU Fall Meeting 102 | New Orleans, LA | Dec 2021

Abstract MR45A-0077

Mineral Identification from SToichiometry (MIST) Model with Application to PIXL on Mars 2020 Perseverance

Siebach, K. L., G. Costin, Y. Jiang, S. VanBommel, and A. J. Brown

AGU Fall Meeting 102 | New Orleans, LA | Dec 2021

Abstract EP15B-1333

An Intuitive Method for Approximating Grain Sizes on Mars

Preston*, S. and K. L. Siebach

Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium 2021 | Houston, TX | Apr 2021

NSCI 10, p. 29

Identifying Mineral Candidates in High-Resolution Geochemical Data with Application to PIXL on Mars 2020

Siebach, K. L., G. Costin, Y. Jiang

Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 52 | Virtual | Mar 2021

Abstract 1263

Provenance and Groundwater Lithification of the Stimson Sandstone, Gale crater, Mars

Siebach, K. L., S. M. McLennan, K. E. Edgett, S. Gupta

AGU Fall Meeting 101 | Virtual | Dec 2020

Abstract P038-06

Characterizing Multiple Episodes of Fluid Alteration within Stimson Fracture Halos, Gale Crater, Mars

Morris*, M. and K. L. Siebach

AGU Fall Meeting 101 | Virtual | Dec 2020

Abstract P029-05

Tridymite in Gale Crater: a Witness of Explosive Volcanism on Early Mars?

Payre*, V., K. L. Siebach, M. T. Thorpe*, P. Antoshechkina, and E. B. Rampe

AGU Fall Meeting 101 | Virtual | Dec 2020

Abstract P069-0011

Constraining the Extent of Groundwater Alteration of Martian Sedimentary Deposits: An Investigation of Mg-sulfate Formation Mechanisms

Kovtun*, R., and K. L. Siebach

AGU Fall Meeting 101 | Virtual | Dec 2020

Abstract P045-0003

Mineralogy of the Glen Torridon Region as detailed by the Mars Science Laboratory CheMin Instrument

Thorpe, M., T. Bristow, E. B. Rampe, D. F. Blake, D. T. Vaniman, A. Yen, C. Achilles, S. Chipera, R. T. Downs, D. W. Ming, R. V. Morris, S. M. Morrison, V. Tu, D. J. Des Marais, K. Siebach, J. P. Grotzinger, R. Hazen, A. H. Treiman, N. Castle, P. L. Craig, G. W. Downs and T. Peretyazhko

AGU Fall Meeting 101 | Virtual | Dec 2020

Abstract P070-03

Investigation of Magmatic Activities on Early Mars Using Igneous Mineral Chemistry in Gale Crater, Mars

Payre*, V., K. L. Siebach, R. Dasgupta, A. Udry, E. B. Rampe, and S. M. Morrison

Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 51 | Houston, TX | Dec 2020

Abstract 2822

Using Drone Photogrammetry to Detect Change over Time in Houston and Aid in Flood Mitigation

Sheldon*, J. L., and K. L. Siebach

Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium 2020 | Houston, TX | Apr 2020

NSCI 25

Chemical Analysis of Altered Stimson Sandstones on Mars

Morris*, M., and K. L. Siebach

Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium 2020 | Houston, TX | Apr 2020

NSCI 24

Using Curiosity Drill Sites to Test the Chemical Index of Alteration

Siebach K. L., C. N. Achilles, R. J. Smith, S. M. McLennan, and E. Dehouck

Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 51 | Houston, TX | Mar 2020

Abstract 3028

Clay Sediments from Basaltic Terrains: Implications for Sedimentary Processes on Mars

Thorpe*, M. T., E. B. Rampe, K. L. Siebach, C. C. Bedford, R. C. Ewing, R. Christoffersen, P. Sinha, B. Horgan, M. Lapotre, M. Nachon, K. Mason, E. Champion, and the SAND-E team

Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 51 | Houston, TX (CANCELLED) | Mar 2020

Abstract 1566

Explosive Volcanism on Early Mars: Explaining the Tridymite Layer in Gale Crater

Payre*, V., K. L. Siebach, R. Dasgupta, P. M. Antoshechkina, and E. B. Rampe

AGU Fall Meeting 100 | San Francisco, CA | Dec 2019

Abstract P43D-3495

Clays and X-ray amorphous material in fine-grained basaltic sediments, Implications for the weathering history of Gale Crater, Mars

Thorpe*, M., E. B. Rampe, and K. L. Siebach

AGU Fall Meeting 100 | San Francisco, CA | Dec 2019

Abstract P51F-3420

Untangling Source-to-Sink Geochemical Signals in a ~3.5 Ga Martian Lake: Sedimentology and Geochemistry of the Murray Formation

Siebach, K. L., C.M. Fedo, E.B. Rampe, J.P. Grotzinger, L.M. Thompson, C. O’Connell-Cooper, L. E. Edgar, and A. A. Fraeman

Ninth International Conference on Mars | Pasadena, CA | Jul 2019

Abstract 6048

Constraints on Martian Ancient Magmatic Processes Using Mineral Chemistry of Sedimentary Rocks in Gale Crater, Mars

Payre*, V., K. L. Siebach, R. Dasgupta, S. M. Morrison, E. B. Rampe, and A. Udry

Ninth International Conference on Mars | Pasadena, CA | Jul 2019

Abstract 6231

How Drones can Enhance Visualization of Geological Data and Understanding of Environmental Processes

Sheldon*, J. L., K. L. Siebach, M. T. Thorpe*

Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium 2019 | Houston, TX | Apr 2019

NSCI B65

Overview of Gale crater Stratigraphy and Sedimentology from 6 Years of Roving with Mars Science Laboratory

Siebach, K. L., C.M. Fedo, L.E. Edgar, K. Edgett, J.P. Grotzinger, A.A. Fraeman, L.M. Thompson, S. Gupta, C.H. House, C. O’Connell-Cooper

Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 50 | Houston, TX | Mar 2019

Abstract 1479

Constraining the Climate of Ancient Mars Using Terrestrial Analogs

Thorpe*, M. L., J. A. Hurowitz, and K. L. Siebach

Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 50 | Houston, TX | Mar 2019

Abstract 1266

Using Mineralchemistry in Gale Crater Sedimentary Rocks to Constrain Ancient Igneous Processes on Mars

Payre*, V., K. L. Siebach, R. Dasgupta, and E.B. Rampe

Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 50 | Houston, TX | Mar 2019

Abstract 2562

Source Characteristics, Chemical Weathering, and Lithification of the Stimson Sandstone and Lessons for the Martian Sedimentary Record

Siebach, K. L., E. B. Rampe, and S. M. Morrison

GSA Annual Meeting | Indianapolis, IN | Nov 2018

Abstract 15-9

Re-Evaluating the CIA Paleoclimate Proxy on Mars at Curiosity's Drill Sites

Siebach, K. L., and S. M. McLennan

Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 49 | Houston, TX | Mar 2018

Abstract 2694

Mineral Fractionation during Sediment Comminution and Transport in Fluvio-Deltaic and Lacustrine Rocks of the Bradbury Group, Gale Crater, Mars

Siebach, K. L., M. B. Baker, J. P. Grotzinger, S. M. McLennan, R. Gellert, L. M. Thompson, and J. A. Hurowitz

AGU Fall Meeting 98 | New Orleans, LA | Dec 2017

Abstract EP12B-05

Untangling Provenance Signals in Fluvio-Deltaic-Lacustrine Facies, Gale Crater, Mars

Siebach M. B. Baker, J. P. Grotzinger, S. M. McLennan, R. Gellert, L. M. Thompson, J. A. Hurowitz

SEPM Research Conference: Propagation of Environmental Signals within Source-to-Sink Stratigraphy | Ainsa, Spain | Jun 2017

SEPM Field Trip Guidebook 13

Geochemistry of the Stimson Sandstone, Gale Crater, Mars

Siebach, K. L., S. M. McLennan, and C. M. Fedo

Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 48 | Houston, TX | Mar 2017

Abstract 2499

Causes of Geochemical Diversity in Three Gale Crater Sedimentary Rock Formations

Siebach, K. L., S. M. McLennan, J. P. Grotzinger, R. Gellert, J. A. Hurowitz, and W. W. Fischer

GSA Annual Meeting | Denver, CO | Sep 2016

Abstract 20-12

Sedimentary Petrology of the Murray Mudstone, Gale Crater, Mars

Siebach, K. L., J. P. Grotzinger, J. A. Hurowitz, S. M. McLennan, W. W. Fischer, and R. Gellert

Goldschmidt | Yokohama, Japan | Jun 2016

Abstract

Sorting out APXS Compositional Variations in Gale Crater Sedimentary Rocks, Mars

Siebach, K. L., J. P. Grotzinger, S. M. McLennan, M. B. Baker, R. Gellert, J. A. Hurowitz, and D. L. Blaney

GSA Annual Meeting | Baltimore, MD | Nov 2015

Abstract 94-2

Constraining the Texture and Composition of Pore-Filling Cements at Gale Crater, Mars

Siebach, K. L., J. P. Grotzinger, S. M. McLennan, J. A. Hurowitz, D. W. Ming, D. T. Vaniman, E. B. Rampe, D. L. Blaney, L. C. Kah, and the MSL Science Team

Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 46 | Houston, TX | Mar 2015

Abstract 2234

Sandstone Diagenesis at Gale Crater, Mars, As Observed by Curiosity

Siebach, K. L., J. P. Grotzinger, S. M. McLennan, J. A. Hurowitz, L. C. Kah, K. S. Edgett, R. M. E. Williams, R. C. Wiens, and J. Schieber

AGU Fall Meeting 95 | San Francisco, CA | Dec 2014

Abstract P42C-07

Characterizing Sandstone Porosity using MAHLI Imagery along Curiosity’s Traverse

Siebach, K. L., and J. P. Grotzinger

Eighth International Conference on Mars | Pasadena, CA | Jul 2014

Abstract 1168

Raised Ridges in the Sheepbed Member as Evidence for Early Subaqueous Diagenesis at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars

Siebach, K. L., J. P. Grotzinger, L. C. Kah, K. Stack, R. J. Leveille, D. Y. Sumner, L. A. Edgar, and the MSL Science Team

AGU Fall Meeting 94 | San Francisco, CA | Dec 2013

Abstract P13D-07

Formation of Boxwork Structures on Mount Sharp, Gale Crater, Mars

Siebach, K. L. and J. P. Grotzinger

Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 44 | Houston, TX | Mar 2013

Abstract 1875

Boxwork Structures and Groundwater Volume Estimates on Mount Sharp, Mars

Siebach, K. L. and J. P. Grotzinger

GSA Annual Meeting | Charlotte, NC | Nov 2012

Abstract 69-7

Monitoring evapotranspiration of almond orchards using a METRIC model with MASTER imagery

Siebach, K. L., S. Kefauver, and S. Ustin

NASA Booth at AGU Fall Meeting 92 | San Francisco, CA | Dec 2011

NASA Booth Presentation

Testing Planetary Radiative Transfer Models via Remote Sensing of Gypsum Sands in White Sands National Monument

Siebach, K. L., R. E. Arvidson, J. Boettger, S. Bova, P. Murrey, M. Rudd, S. Spera, T. Stein, and M. Witchger

AGU Fall Meeting 91 | San Francisco, CA | Dec 2010

Abstract P53A-1491

Recent Spirit Results: Microscopic Imager Analysis of Particle Properties in Scamander Crater, West of Home Plate

Siebach K., R. Arvidson, N. Cabrol, and Athena Science Team

Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 41 | Houston, TX | Mar 2010

Abstract 2548

Recent Spirit Rover Results: Morphological and Textural Analysis of Sulfate-Rich Soils to the West of Home Plate

Siebach, K., R. E. Arvidson, R.V. Morris, R. Gellert, and A. Wang

AGU Fall Meeting 90 | San Francisco, CA | Dec 2009

Abstract P13A-1250