Assessing the impact of mineralogy on our ability to detect organic salts in Gale Crater, Mars, through thermal analyses.

James M T Lewis1, Jennifer L Eigenbrode2, Heather B. Franz3, Brad Sutter4, Paul B Niles5 and Amy McAdam2, (1)Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology, Howard University, Washington, United States, (2)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (3)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (4)Jacobs Technology, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, United States, (5)NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, United States
Scientific Team Name: SAM team