Examinando por Autor "Manrique, J. A."

Mostrando 1 - 10 de 10

Acceso Abierto
Analytical database of Martian minerals (ADaMM): Project synopsis and Raman data overview
(Wiley Analytical Science, 2021-08-12) Veneranda, M.; Sanz Arranz, A.; Manrique, J. A.; Saiz, M.; García Prieto, C.; Pascual Sánchez, E.; Medina, J.; Konstantinidis, M.; Lalla, E.; Moral, A.; Nieto, L. M.; Rull, F.; López Reyes, G.; Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); European Commission (EC); Veneranda, M. [0000-0002-7185-2791]; Lalla, E. A. [0000-0002-0005-1006]; Moral, A. G. [0000-0002-6190-8560]; López Reyes, G. [0000-0003-1005-1760]
The Mars2020/Perseverance and ExoMars/Rosalind Franklin rovers are both slated to return the first Raman spectra ever collected from another planetary surface, Mars. In order to optimize the rovers scientific outcome, the scientific community needs to be provided with tailored tools for data treatment and interpretation. Responding to this need, the purpose of the Analytical Database of Martian Minerals (ADaMM) project is to build an extended multianalytical database of mineral phases that have been detected on Mars or are expected to be found at the landing sites where the two rovers will operate. Besides the use of conventional spectrometers, the main objective of the ADaMM database is to provide access to data collected by means of laboratory prototypes simulating the analytical performances of the spectroscopic systems onboard the Mars 2020 and ExoMars rovers. Planned to be released to the public in 2022, ADaMM will also provide access to data treatment and visualization tools developed in the framework of the mentioned space exploration missions. As such, the present work seeks to provide an overview of the ADaMM online platform, spectral tools, and mineral collection. In addition to that, the manuscript describes the Raman spectrometers used to analyze the mineral collection and presents a representative example of the analytical performance ensured by the Raman prototypes assembled to simulate the Raman Laser Spectrometer (RLS) and SuperCam systems.
Acceso Abierto
Dark microbiome and extremely low organics in Atacama fossil delta unveil Mars life detection limits
(Nature Publishing Group, 2023-02-21) Azua Bustos, A.; Fairén, A.; González Silva, C.; Prieto Ballesteros, O.; Carrizo, D.; Sánchez García, L.; Parro García, V.; Fernández Martínez, M. A.; Escudero, C.; Muñoz Iglesias, V.; Fernández Sampedro, M.; Molina, A.; García Villadangos, M.; Moreno Paz, M.; Wierzchos, J.; Ascaso, C.; Fornado, Teresa; Brucato, J. R.; Poggiali, G.; Manrique, J. A.; Veneranda, M.; López Reyes, G.; Sanz Arranz, A.; Rull, F.; Ollila, A. M.; Wiens, R. C.; Reyes Newell, Adriana; Clegg, S. M.; Millan, Maëva; Stewart Johnson, Sarah; McIntosh, Ophélie; Szopa, Cyril; Freissinet, Caroline; Sekine, Yasuhito; Fukushi, Keisuke; Morida, Koki; Inoue, Kosuke; Sakuma, Hiroshi; Rampe, E.; European Commission (EC); Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO); Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS); Comunidad de Madrid; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
Identifying unequivocal signs of life on Mars is one of the most important objectives for sending missions to the red planet. Here we report Red Stone, a 163-100 My alluvial fan–fan delta that formed under arid conditions in the Atacama Desert, rich in hematite and mudstones containing clays such as vermiculite and smectites, and therefore geologically analogous to Mars. We show that Red Stone samples display an important number of microorganisms with an unusual high rate of phylogenetic indeterminacy, what we refer to as “dark microbiome”, and a mix of biosignatures from extant and ancient microorganisms that can be barely detected with state-of-the-art laboratory equipment. Our analyses by testbed instruments that are on or will be sent to Mars unveil that although the mineralogy of Red Stone matches that detected by ground-based instruments on the red planet, similarly low levels of organics will be hard, if not impossible to detect in Martian rocks depending on the instrument and technique used. Our results stress the importance in returning samples to Earth for conclusively addressing whether life ever existed on Mars.
Restringido
Evaluation of multivariate analyses and data fusion between Raman and laser‐induced breakdown spectroscopy in binary mixtures and its potential for solar system exploration
(Wiley Online Library, 2020-01-19) Manrique, J. A.; López Reyes, G.; Álvarez Pérez, A.; Bozic, T.; Veneranda, M.; Sanz Arranz, A.; Saiz, J.; Medina García, J.; Rull, F.; Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI)
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 organics and chemicals on board Mars2020 Rover but also with combined instruments such as SuperCam. These techniques will be part of the upcoming planetary exploration missions because they can provide complementary information from the analysed sample while potentially sharing hardware components, maximizing the scientific return of the samples while limiting mass. In this framework, this study seeks to test the feasibility of combining several univariate and multivariate analysis techniques with data fusion techniques of different instruments (532 and 785 nm Raman and LIBS) to evaluate the improvements in the quantitative classification of samples in binary mixtures. We prepared two‐component mixtures that are potentially relevant in planetary exploration missions, using two different sulfates and a chloride. A more accurate classification of the samples is possible through a univariate analysis that combines the calculated concentration indicators for Raman and LIBS. On the other hand, multivariate analysis was run on Raman, LIBS, and Raman + LIBS low‐level fused data sets. The results showed a better improvement when fusing LIBS and Raman when compared with the redundant fusion but not a systematic improvement when compared with individual sets. We demonstrate that a quantification of the mineral abundances in binary mixtures can be obtained from Raman and LIBS data using univariate and multivariate analysis techniques, being the latter remarkably better, moving from performances of classification, in the whole range of concentrations, that could be over the 10% to values under 3.5%. Furthermore, the fusion of data coming from these techniques improves the classification limit with respect to the individual techniques. Thus, besides the (evident) hardware convenience of combining LIBS with 532‐nm Raman, there could be analytical advantages as well.
Acceso Abierto
ExoFiT trial at the Atacama Desert (Chile): Raman detection of biomarkers by representative prototypes of the ExoMars/Raman Laser Spectrometer
(Nature Research Journals, 2021-01-14) Veneranda, M.; López Reyes, G.; Saiz, J.; Manrique, J. A.; Sanz Arranz, A.; Medina, J.; Moral, A.; Seoane, L.; Ibarmia, S.; Rull, F.; European Research Council (ERC); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI)
In this work, the analytical research performed by the Raman Laser Spectrometer (RLS) team during the ExoFiT trial is presented. During this test, an emulator of the Rosalind Franklin rover was remotely operated at the Atacama Desert in a Mars-like sequence of scientific operations that ended with the collection and the analysis of two drilled cores. The in-situ Raman characterization of the samples was performed through a portable technology demonstrator of RLS (RAD1 system). The results were later complemented in the laboratory using a bench top RLS operation simulator and a X-Ray diffractometer (XRD). By simulating the operational and analytical constraints of the ExoMars mission, the two RLS representative instruments effectively disclosed the mineralogical composition of the drilled cores (k-feldspar, plagioclase, quartz, muscovite and rutile as main components), reaching the detection of minor phases (e.g., additional phyllosilicate and calcite) whose concentration was below the detection limit of XRD. Furthermore, Raman systems detected many organic functional groups (–C≡N, –NH2 and C–(NO2)), suggesting the presence of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms in the samples. The Raman detection of organic material in the subsurface of a Martian analogue site presenting representative environmental conditions (high UV radiation, extreme aridity), supports the idea that the RLS could play a key role in the fulfilment of the ExoMars main mission objective: to search for signs of life on Mars.
Restringido
ExoMars Raman Laser Spectrometer: A Tool for the Potential Recognition of Wet-Target Craters on Mars
(Mary Ann Liebert Publishers, 2020-03-02) Veneranda, M.; López Reyes, G.; Manrique, J. A.; Medina García, J.; Ruiz Galende, P.; Torre Fdez, I.; Castro, K.; Lantz, C.; Poulet, F.; Dypvik, H.; Werner, S. C.; Rull, F.; Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO); European Research Council (ERC); López Reyes, G. [0000-0003-1005-1760]; Ruiz, P. [0000-0003-0181-3532]; Manrique, J. A. [0000-0002-2053-2819]; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
In the present work, near-infrared, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, Raman, and X-ray diffractometer techniques have been complementarily used to carry out a comprehensive characterization of a terrestrial analogue selected from the Chesapeake Bay impact structure (CBIS). The obtained data clearly highlight the key role of Raman spectroscopy in the detection of minor and trace compounds, through which inferences about geological processes occurred in the CBIS can be extrapolated. Beside the use of commercial systems, further Raman analyses were performed by the Raman laser spectrometer (RLS) ExoMars Simulator. This instrument represents the most reliable tool to effectively predict the scientific capabilities of the ExoMars/Raman system that will be deployed on Mars in 2021. By emulating the analytical procedures and operational restrictions established by the ExoMars mission rover design, it was proved that the RLS ExoMars Simulator can detect the amorphization of quartz, which constitutes an analytical clue of the impact origin of craters. Beside amorphized minerals, the detection of barite and siderite, compounds crystallizing under hydrothermal conditions, helps indirectly to confirm the presence of water in impact targets. Furthermore, the RLS ExoMars Simulator capability of performing smart molecular mappings was successfully evaluated.
Acceso Abierto
Radiometric Calibration Targets for the Mastcam-Z Camera on the Mars 2020 Rover Mission
(Springer Link, 2020-12-03) Kinch, K. M.; Madsen, M. B.; Bell, J. F.; Maki, Justin N.; Bailey, P.; Hayes, A. G.; Jensen, O. B.; Merusi, M.; Bernt, M. H.; Sorensen, A. N.; Hilverda, M.; Cloutis, E.; Applin, D.; Mateo Martí, Eva; Manrique, J. A.; López Reyes, G.; Bello Arufe, A.; Ehlmann, B. L.; Buz, J.; Pommerol, A.; Thomas, N.; Affolter, L.; Herkenhoff, K. E.; Johnson, J. R.; Rice, M.; Corlies, P.; Tate, C.; Caplinger, M. A.; Jensen, E.; Kubacki, T.; Cisneros, E.; Paris, K.; Winhold, A.; European Research Council (ERC); Kinch, K. [0000-0002-4629-8880]; López Reyes, G. [0000-0003-1005-1760]; Manrique, J. A. [0000-0002-2053-2819]; Affolter, L. [0000-0002-2869-8522]; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
The Mastcam-Z Camera is a stereoscopic, multispectral camera with zoom capability on NASA’s Mars-2020 Perseverance rover. The Mastcam-Z relies on a set of two deck-mounted radiometric calibration targets to validate camera performance and to provide an instantaneous estimate of local irradiance and allow conversion of image data to units of reflectance (R∗ or I/F) on a tactical timescale. Here, we describe the heritage, design, and optical characterization of these targets and discuss their use during rover operations. The Mastcam-Z primary calibration target inherits features of camera calibration targets on the Mars Exploration Rovers, Phoenix and Mars Science Laboratory missions. This target will be regularly imaged during flight to accompany multispectral observations of the martian surface. The primary target consists of a gold-plated aluminum base, eight strong hollow-cylinder Sm2Co17 alloy permanent magnets mounted in the base, eight ceramic color and grayscale patches mounted over the magnets, four concentric, ceramic grayscale rings and a central aluminum shadow post (gnomon) painted with an IR-black paint. The magnets are expected to keep the central area of each patch relatively free of Martian aeolian dust. The Mastcam-Z secondary calibration target is a simple angled aluminum shelf carrying seven vertically mounted ceramic color and grayscale chips and seven identical, but horizontally mounted ceramic chips. The secondary target is intended to augment and validate the calibration-related information derived from the primary target. The Mastcam-Z radiometric calibration targets are critically important to achieving Mastcam-Z science objectives for spectroscopy and photometric properties.
Restringido
Raman characterization of terrestrial analogs from the AMADEE‐18 astronaut simulated mission using the ExoMars RLS simulator: Implications for Mars
(Wiley Analytical Science, 2020-11-09) Lalla, E.; Konstantinidis, M.; López Reyes, G.; Daly, M. G.; Veneranda, M.; Manrique, J. A.; Groemer, G.; Vago, J. L.; Rull, F.; Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); López Reyes, G. [0000-0003-1005-1760]; Veneranda, M. [0000-0002-7185-2791]; Daly, M. [0000-0002-3733-2530]; Lalla, E. A. [0000-0002-0005-1006]; Konstantinidis, M. [0000-0002-5074-9023]; Manrique, J. A. [0000-0002-2053-2819]; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
Between February 1 and February 28, 2018, the Austrian Space Forum, in cooperation with research teams from 25 nations, conducted the AMADEE‐18 mission—a human‐robotic Mars expedition simulation in the Dhofar region in the Sultanate of Oman. As a part of the AMADEE‐18 simulated Mars human exploration mission, the Remote Science Support team investigated the Dhofar area (Oman) to qualify it as a potential Mars analog site. The motivation of this research was to study and register selected samples collected by the analog astronauts during the AMADEE‐18 mission with the European Space Agency (ESA) ExoMars Raman Laser Spectrometer (RLS) simulator, compare the results with standard laboratory measurements, and establish the implication of the results to the future ESA ExoMars mission. The Raman measurements identified minerals such as carbonates (calcite and dolomite), feldspar and plagioclase (albite, anorthite, orthoclase, and sanidine), Fe‐oxides (goethite, hematite, and magnetite), and Ti‐oxide (anatase), each relevant to planetary exploration. As we have presented here, Raman spectroscopy is a powerful tool for detecting the presence of organic molecules, particularly by analyzing the principal vibration of CC and CH bonds. It has also been shown that portable Raman spectroscopy is a relevant tool for in situ field studies such as those conducted during extra‐vehicular activities (EVA) in simulated missions like the AMADEE‐18 and the future AMADEE‐2020 campaign.
Acceso Abierto
Raman semi-quantification on Mars: ExoMars RLS system as a tool to better comprehend the geological evolution of martian crust
(Elsevier BV, 2021-10-13) Veneranda, M.; Manrique, J. A.; García Prieto, C.; Sanz Arranz, A.; Lalla, E.; Kostantinidis, M.; Moral, A.; Medina, J.; Rull, F.; Nieto, L. M.; López Reyes, G.; Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); European Research Council (ERC); Redes de Excelencia, SIGUE-Mars: Ciencia e Instrumentación para el estudio de procesos (bio)geoquímicos en marte, RED2018-102600-T
This work presents the latest chemometric tools developed by the RLS science team to optimize the scientific outcome of the Raman system onboard the ExoMars 2022 rover. Feldspar, pyroxene and olivine samples were first analyzed through the RLS ExoMars Simulator to determine the spectroscopic indicators to be used for a proper discrimination of mineral phases on Mars. Being the main components of Martian basaltic rocks, lepidocrocite, augite and forsterite were then used as mineral proxies to prepare binary mixtures. By emulating the operational constraints of the RLS, Raman datasets gathered from laboratory mixtures were used to build external calibration curves. Providing excellent coefficients of determination (R2 0.9942÷0.9997), binary curves were finally used to semi-quantify ternary mixtures of feldspar, pyroxene and olivine minerals. As Raman results are in good agreement with real concentration values, this work suggests the RLS could be effectively used to perform semi-quantitative mineralogical studies of the basaltic geological units found at Oxia Planum. As such, crucial information about the geological evolution of Martian Crust could be extrapolated. In light of the outstanding scientific impact this analytical method could have for the ExoMars mission, further methodological improvements to be discussed in a dedicated work are finally proposed.
Restringido
Raman spectroscopy and planetary exploration: Testing the ExoMars/RLS system at the Tabernas Desert (Spain)
(Elsevier BV, 2021-06-12) Veneranda, M.; López Reyes, G.; Manrique, J. A.; Sánz Arranz, A.; Medina, J.; Pérez, C.; Quintana, C.; Moral, A.; Rodríguez, J. A.; Zafra, J.; Nieto Calzada, L. M.; Rull, F.; European Research Council (ERC); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI)
ExoFit trials are field campaigns financed by ESA to test the Rosalind Franklin rover and to enhance collaboration practices between ExoMars working groups. During the first trial, a replicate of the ExoMars rover was remotely operated from Oxfordshire (United Kingdom) to perform a complex sequence of scientific operation at the Tabernas Desert (Spain). By following the ExoMars Reference Surface Mission (RSM), the rover investigated the Badlands subsoil and collected drill cores, whose analytical study was entrusted to the RLS (Raman Laser Spectrometer) team. The preliminary characterization of core samples was performed in situ through the RLS Engineering and Qualification Model (EQM-2) and the Raman Demonstrator (RAD1), being this a new, portable emulator of the RLS. In situ results where then complemented by laboratory analysis using the RLS ExoMars simulator and the commercial version of the Curiosity/CheMin XRD system. Raman data, obtained by closely simulating the operational constraints of the mission, successfully disclosed the mineralogical composition of the samples, reaching the detection of minor/trace phases that were not detected by XRD. More importantly, Raman analysis detected many vibrational peaks potentially emitted by organic functional groups, thus suggesting the presence of microorganisms in the arid sub-surface of the Tabernas Desert. In light of the forthcoming ExoMars mission, the results here presented proves that RLS could play a critical role in the characterization of Martian sub-surface environments and in the analytical detection of potential traces of live.
Acceso Abierto
SuperCam Calibration Targets: Design and Development
(Springer Link, 2020-11-26) Manrique, J. A.; López Reyes, G.; Cousin, A.; Rull, F.; Maurice, S.; Wiens, R. C.; Madariaga, M. B.; Gasnault, O.; Aramendia, J.; Arana, G.; Beck, P.; Bernard, S.; Bernardi, P.; Bernt, M. H.; Berrocal, A.; Beyssac, O.; Caïs, P.; Castro, K.; Clegg, S. M.; Cloutis, E.; Dromart, G.; Drouet, C.; Dubois, B.; Escribano, D.; Fabre, C.; Fernández, A.; Forni, O.; García Baonza, V.; Gontijo, I.; Johnson, J. R.; Laserna, J.; Lasue, J.; Madsen, S.; Mateo Martí, Eva; Medina, J.; Meslin, P.; Montagnac, G.; Moros, J.; Ollila, A. M.; Ortega, C.; Prieto Ballesteros, O.; Reess, J. M.; Robinson, S.; Rodríguez, Joseph; Saiz, J.; Sanz Arranz, J. A.; Sard, I.; Sautter, V.; Sobron, P.; Toplis, M.; Veneranda, M.; Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI)
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 and mineral context around the Perseverance Rover. The calibration of this complex suite is a major challenge. Not only does each technique require its own standards or references, their combination also introduces new requirements to obtain optimal scientific output. Elemental composition, molecular vibrational features, fluorescence, morphology and texture provide a full picture of the sample with spectral information that needs to be co-aligned, correlated, and individually calibrated. The resulting hardware includes different kinds of targets, each one covering different needs of the instrument. Standards for imaging calibration, geological samples for mineral identification and chemometric calculations or spectral references to calibrate and evaluate the health of the instrument, are all included in the SuperCam Calibration Target (SCCT). The system also includes a specifically designed assembly in which the samples are mounted. This hardware allows the targets to survive the harsh environmental conditions of the launch, cruise, landing and operation on Mars during the whole mission. Here we summarize the design, development, integration, verification and functional testing of the SCCT. This work includes some key results obtained to verify the scientific outcome of the SuperCam system.