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Dataset Description

Roberts, Dona edited this page Dec 4, 2024 · 90 revisions

Our data came from two tools on the Rover, Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and physical samples taken from the ground and put into tubes to be studied.

LIBS

Of the LIBS data, we have two types.

  • LIBS scans of Mars rock
  • LIBS scans of Earth rock taken to Mars to be used for calibration (scct)

LIBS Scans

Meta data:

Col name: Data type: Levels: What:
Target Character Name of location the LIBS was taken
Point Factor 1 - 28
Sol Numeric Int > 0 The Mars day (since start of mission) that the rover took the LIBS point was taken
Lat Numeric Where the rover was when the LIBS point was taken
Lon Numeric Where the rover was when the LIBS point was taken
Type Character What is it a scan of? (Sample, AEGIS, other?)

Observations:

Col name: Data Type:
"SiO2" Numeric
"SiO2_stdev" Numeric
"TiO2" Numeric
"TiO2_stdev" Numeric
"Al2O3" Numeric
"Al2O3_stdev" Numeric
"FeOT" Numeric
"FeOT_stdev" Numeric
"MgO" Numeric
"MgO_stdev" Numeric
"CaO" Numeric
"CaO_stdev" Numeric
"Na2O" Numeric
"Na2O_stdev" Numeric
"K2O" Numeric
"K2O_stdev" Numeric
"Total" Numeric
"distance_mm" Numeric
"Tot.Em." Numeric

Feature data is the same as PIXL, concentration of elemental compounds, though without a few of the elemental compounds PIXL includes. It also has the addition of standard deviations, Total, etc, which PIXL doesn't have.

LIBS Earth References

Only the "scct" targets. That is, only the earth references. Note that none of these earth references are in the normal LIBS data frame.

Meta data:

Col name: Data Type: Levels: What:
Target Character Name of location the LIBS was taken, all start with "scct_"
Point Factor 1 - 28
Sol Numeric Int > 0 The Mars day (since start of mission) that the rover took the LIBS point was taken
Lat Numeric Where the rover was when the LIBS point was taken
Lon Numeric Where the rover was when the LIBS point was taken
Type Character What earth mineral is it calibrating for

Observations:

Col name: Data Type:
"SiO2" Numeric
"SiO2_stdev" Numeric
"TiO2" Numeric
"TiO2_stdev" Numeric
"Al2O3" Numeric
"Al2O3_stdev" Numeric
"FeOT" Numeric
"FeOT_stdev" Numeric
"MgO" Numeric
"MgO_stdev" Numeric
"CaO" Numeric
"CaO_stdev" Numeric
"Na2O" Numeric
"Na2O_stdev" Numeric
"K2O" Numeric
"K2O_stdev" Numeric
"Total" Numeric
"distance_mm" Numeric
"Tot.Em." Numeric

Sample data

Sample data is the data for the, currently 16, physical samples the rover has taken.

Meta Data

A data frame containing all the meta data for the samples. This can be appended to Pixl, Lithology, or Sherloc based on "Sample".

Col name: Data Type: Levels: What:
Sample Integer 1 - 24 Note that this sample number does not match the sample numbers in the analyst notebook and initial reports
Name Character Unique name given to each sample
Sol Numeric Int > 0 The Mars day (since the start of mission) that the sample was taken
Lat Numeric Where the sample was taken
Lon Numeric Where the sample was taken
Abrasion Factor The name of the bit of rock they abraided
Campaign Factor "Crater Floor" or "Delta Front" Indicates whether the sample location was in the crater floor or at the delta front
Type Factor "Sedimentary", "Igneous", or "Atmospheric" Indicates the type of rock the sample is.
SampleType Factor "rock core", "regolith", or "atmospheric" Indicates how the sample was obtained

PIXL

Starts with the sample number. Following is all numeric elemental compound concentrations.

Col name: Data type:
Sample Integer
"SiO2" Numeric
"TiO2" Numeric
"Al2O3" Numeric
"FeOT" Numeric
"MgO" Numeric
"CaO" Numeric
"Na2O" Numeric
"K2O" Numeric
"P2O5" Numeric
"SO3" Numeric
"Cl" Numeric
"Cr2O3" Numeric
"MnO" Numeric

Lithology

Starts with the sample number. Following columns are all factor data (binary 0 or 1) representing the presence or absence of minerals.

Col name: Data type: Levels:
Sample Integer 1 - 24
"Plagioclase" Factor 0 or 1
"Sulfate" Factor 0 or 1
"Ca-sulfate" Factor 0 or 1
"Hydrated Ca-sulfate" Factor 0 or 1
"Mg-sulfate" Factor 0 or 1
"Hydrated Sulfates" Factor 0 or 1
"Hydrated Mg-Fe sulfate" Factor 0 or 1
"Perchlorates" Factor 0 or 1
"Na-perchlorate" Factor 0 or 1
"Amorphous Silicate" Factor 0 or 1
"Phosphate" Factor 0 or 1
"Pyroxene" Factor 0 or 1
"Olivine" Factor 0 or 1
"Carbonate" Factor 0 or 1
"Fe-Mg carbonate" Factor 0 or 1
"Hydrated Carbonates" Factor 0 or 1
"Disordered Silicates" Factor 0 or 1
"Feldspar" Factor 0 or 1
"Quartz" Factor 0 or 1
"Apatite" Factor 0 or 1
"FeTi oxides" Factor 0 or 1
"Halite" Factor 0 or 1
"Iron oxide" Factor 0 or 1
"Hydrated Iron oxide" Factor 0 or 1
"Organic matter" Factor 0 or 1
"Sulfate+Organic matter" Factor 0 or 1
"Other hydrated phases" Factor 0 or 1
"Phyllosilicates" Factor 0 or 1
"Chlorite" Factor 0 or 1
"Kaolinite (hydrous Al-clay)" Factor 0 or 1
"Chromite" Factor 0 or 1
"Ilmenite" Factor 0 or 1
"Zircon/Baddeleyite" Factor 0 or 1
"Fe-Mg-clay minerals" Factor 0 or 1
"Spinels" Factor 0 or 1

Sherloc

Starts with the sample number. Following columns are all factor data representing the certainty in the presence of minerals. This is discrete data though, with the only options being "0" (No detection), "0.25" (Possible but not confirmed), "0.5" (Almost certain, working on confirming), "0.75" (?), and "1" (confirmed).

Col name: Data type: Levels:
Sample Integer 1 - 24
"Plagioclase" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Sulfate" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Ca-sulfate" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Hydrated Ca-sulfate" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Mg-sulfate" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Hydrated Sulfates" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Hydrated Mg-Fe sulfate" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Perchlorates" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Na-perchlorate" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Amorphous Silicate" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Phosphate" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Pyroxene" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Olivine" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Carbonate" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Fe-Mg carbonate" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Hydrated Carbonates" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Disordered Silicates" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Feldspar" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Quartz" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Apatite" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"FeTi oxides" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Halite" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Iron oxide" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Hydrated Iron oxide" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Organic matter" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Sulfate+Organic matter" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Other hydrated phases" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Phyllosilicates" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Chlorite" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Kaolinite (hydrous Al-clay)" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Chromite" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Ilmenite" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Zircon/Baddeleyite" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Fe-Mg-clay minerals" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1
"Spinels" Factor 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1

LIBS to PIXL data set

Col name: Data type: Levels: What:
Target.libs Character Name of location the LIBS was taken
Point.libs Factor 1 - 28
Sol.libs Numeric Int > 0 The Mars day (since start of mission) that the rover took the LIBS point was taken
Lat.libs Numeric Where the rover was when the LIBS point was taken
Lon.libs Numeric Where the rover was when the LIBS point was taken
Distance Numeric > 0 How far the nearest sample is from this LIBS scan
Abrasion.pixl Factor The name of the nearest abrasion to this LIBS scan
Campaign.pixl Factor "Crater Floor" or "Delta Front" Campaign of the nearest abrasion to this LIBS scan
Lat.pixl Numeric Where the nearest abrasion is
Lon.pixl Numeric Where the nearest abrasion is
"SiO2" Numeric
"TiO2" Numeric
"Al2O3" Numeric
"FeOT" Numeric
"MgO" Numeric
"CaO" Numeric
"Na2O" Numeric
"K2O" Numeric

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