D. F. Blake

Ames Research Center — United States

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Planetary Science and Exploration(246), Astro and Planetary Science(131), Space Exploration and Technology(62), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research(49), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils(38)

Publications377 total

Carbonates identified by the Curiosity rover indicate a carbon cycle operated on ancient Mars
Science·2025· 33 cited
Predicting complex mineral compositions in Gale crater, Mars based on CheMin instrument X-ray diffraction and machine learning
Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America·2025
A Bayesian estimation of the prevalence of Campylobacter and non-typhoidal salmonella in chicken farms, markets, and slaughterhouse, Vietnam
SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository·2024
Gypsum on Mars: A Detailed View at Gale Crater
Minerals·2024· 16 citedOpen Access
Expanded Insights into Martian Mineralogy: Updated Analysis of Gale Crater’s Mineral Composition via CheMin Crystal Chemical Investigations
Minerals·2024· 13 citedOpen Access
The Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) X-ray Diffractometer on the MSL Curiosity Rover: A Decade of Mineralogy from Gale Crater, Mars
Minerals·2024· 17 citedOpen Access
Evaluation of rock powdering methods to obtain fine-grained samples for CHEMIN, a combined XRD/XRF instrument
OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Astrobiological applications of μ-mapping X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
International Journal of Astrobiology·2024Open Access
Mineralogical Investigation of Mg‐Sulfate at the Canaima Drill Site, Gale Crater, Mars
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets·2023· 52 citedOpen Access
Manganese-Iron Phosphate Nodules at the Groken Site, Gale Crater, Mars
Minerals·2023· 14 citedOpen Access
On the Diversity and Formation Modes of Martian Minerals
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets·2023· 39 citedOpen Access
MACHINE LEARNING IN PREDICTING MULTI-COMPONENT MINERAL COMPOSITIONS FOR SPACECRAFT X-RAY DIFFRACTION INSTRUMENTS
Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America·2023
Mars Science Laboratory CheMin Data From the Glen Torridon Region and the Significance of Lake‐Groundwater Interactions in Interpreting Mineralogy and Sedimentary History
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets·2022· 85 citedOpen Access
A comparative study of clay mineral authigenesis in terrestrial and martian lakes; an Australian example
American Journal of Science·2021· 7 cited
A Review of the Phyllosilicates in Gale Crater as Detected by the CheMin Instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity Rover
Minerals·2021· 48 citedOpen Access
Brine-driven destruction of clay minerals in Gale crater, Mars
Science·2021· 102 citedOpen Access
The CheMin Database: A Collaborative Tool for Mineralogy and Planetary Science
2021
In-Situ Mineralogical Analysis of the Venus Surface using X-ray Diffraction
2021· 6 citedOpen Access
MapX: An In-situ X-ray µ-Mapper for Habitability and Biosignature Studies
2021Open Access
In-Situ Crystallographic Investigations of Solar Systems in the next Decade
2021· 5 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

D. T. Vaniman(32), J. P. Grotzinger(27), E. B. Rampe(27), T. F. Bristow(26), A. H. Treiman(26), R. V. Morris(26), D. W. Ming(25), S. J. Chipera(24), C. N. Achilles(24), Shaunna M. Morrison(23), A. S. Yen(23), Robert T. Downs(22), R. Gellert(21), David J. Des Marais(17), P. Sarrazin(16), Jack D. Farmer(15), J. A. Crisp(15), A. R. Vasavada(15), Robert M. Hazen(14), Patricia Craig(13)