Publications

Mitra, K., Moreland, E.L., Ledingham, G.J., and Catalano, J.G. (2022) Formation of manganese oxides on early Mars due to active halogen cycling. Nature Geoscience. doi:10.1038/s41561-022-01094-y

Moreland, E.L., Arvidson, R.E., Morris, R.V., Condus, T., Hughes, M.N., Weitz, C.M., & VanBommel, S.J. (2022). Orbital and In-Situ Investigation of the Bagnold Dunes and Sands of Forvie, Gale Crater, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 127, e2022JE007436. In Special Issue “The Curiosity Rover’s Investigation of Glen Torridon and the Surrounding Area”. doi:10.1029/2022JE007436

Mitra, K., Moreland, E.L., Knight, A., Catalano, J.G. (2022). Rates and Products of Iron Oxidation by Chlorate at Low Temperatures (0 to 25°C) and Implications for Mars Geochemistry. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 6(2), 250-260. doi:10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00379

Mitra, K., Moreland, E.L., and Catalano, J.G. (2020) Capacity of chlorate to oxidize Ferrous Iron: Implications for Iron Oxide Formation on Mars. Minerals, 10(9), 729. Feature Paper in Special Issue “Expanding Views of Clays, Oxides, and Evaporites on Aquaplanets in the Solar System”. doi:10.3390/min10090729

First-Author Conference Abstracts

Moreland, E.L., Siebach, K.S., Costin, G., Jiang, Y., Tice, M., Kizovski, T.V., Liu, Y., and Brown, A.J., 2023, Crystal Chemistry of Primary and Secondary Minerals in the Jezero Crater Floor. In 54^th LPSC, Abstract ID #2196.

Moreland, E.L., Siebach, K.S., Costin, G., Jiang, Y., VanBommel, S., Kizovski, T., Hurowitz, J., Liu, Y., Tice, M., 2022, Stoichiometric Mineral Identifications in Mars 2020 Perseverance PIXL Data using the Automated MIST Algorithm. In AGU Fall Meeting 2022 (P55A-06).

Moreland, E.L., Arvidson, R.E., 2021, Compositional Variance of Aeolian Deposits in Gale Crater, Mars. In 52^nd LPSC, Abstract ID #2397.

Moreland, E.L., Arvidson, R.E., Christian, J.R., 2020, Windblown Basaltic Sands on the Northern Slopes of Mount Sharp and Adjacent Plains, Gale Crater, Mars. In AGU Fall 2020 (EP018-0004).

Moreland, E.L., Mitra, K., and Catalano, J.G., 2020, Stoichiometric Efficiency of Iron Oxidation by Chlorate on Mars. In 51^st LPSC, Abstract ID #1033.

Select Conference Proceedings

Siebach, K.S., Costin, G., Moreland, E.L., Jiang, Y., 2022, MIST: an Online Tool Automating Mineral Identification by SToichiometry in Geochemical Datasets. In AGU Fall Meeting 2022 (V42A-04).

Siebach, K., Costin, G., Moreland, E., Jiang, Y., 2022, MIST: An Algorithm for Automating Mineral Identification by SToichiometry. In 23^rd General Meeting of the International Mineralogical Association, IMA2022-1686.

Condus, T., Arvidson, R.E., Moreland, E.L., 2021, CRISM-Derived Modal Mineralogy and Thermal Inertia for Oxia Planum. In 52^nd LPSC, Abstract ID #1670.

Mitra, K., Moreland, E.L., Ledingham, G.J., Arvidson, R.E. and Catalano, J.G., 2020, Manganese Oxide Formation by Oxyhalogens: Faster Alternatives to Oxygen as Mn Oxidants on Mars. In AGU Fall 2020 (P041-03).

Christian, J.R., Arvidson, R.E., O’Sullivan, J.A., Moreland, E.L., 2020, High Spatial Resolution Thermal Inertia Mapping of Mount Sharp and Northern Plains, Gale Crater, Mars. In AGU Fall 2020 (P069-0013).

Mitra, K., Moreland, E.L., Ledingham, G.J., Arvidson, R.E. and Catalano, J.G., 2020, Dissolved Manganese Oxidation by Bromate and Chlorate: An Alternate Hypothesis of Manganese Oxide Formation on Mars. In 51^st LPSC, Abstract ID #1068.

Mitra, K., Moreland, E.L., and Catalano, J.G., 2020, Fe(II) Oxidation and Fe(III) Mineral Production by Chlorate at Mars-Relevant Temperatures: Reaction Rates & Mineral Products. In 51^st LPSC, Abstract ID #1069.