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Agnes Cousin is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focused on Physics and Astronomy, with a significant portion dedicated to Engineering. Key subfields of study include Astronomy and Astrophysics, Mechanics of Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science, and Radiation.

The scientist's published work centers on topics related to Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, Laser-induced Spectroscopy and Plasma, Space Exploration and Technology, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, and Nuclear Physics and Applications.

Agnes Cousin has contributed to several recent scientific papers including:

  • The SuperCam Instrument Suite on the NASA Mars 2020 Rover: Body Unit and Combined System Tests (2020), published in Space Science Reviews
  • The SuperCam Instrument Suite on the Mars 2020 Rover: Science Objectives and Mast-Unit Description (2021), published in Space Science Reviews
  • Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars (2022), published in Science
  • Compositionally and density stratified igneous terrain in Jezero crater, Mars (2022), published in Science Advances
  • Post-landing major element quantification using SuperCam laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (2021), published in Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Their frequent co-authors with whom they have collaborated extensively include R. C. Wiens, O. Gasnault, O. Forni, S. Maurice, and E. Dehouck.

Publications by Agnes Cousin have appeared in a range of scientific venues, notably:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Icarus
  • Nature

Best Publications

  • The ChemCam Instrument Suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover: Body Unit and Combined System Tests

    Roger C. Wiens;Sylvestre Maurice;Sylvestre Maurice;Bruce Barraclough;Bruce Barraclough;Muriel Saccoccio

  • The ChemCam Instrument Suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover: Science Objectives and Mast Unit Description

    S. Maurice;R. C. Wiens;M. Saccoccio;B. Barraclough

  • Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars.

    Douglas W. Ming;P. D. Archer;D. P. Glavin;J. L. Eigenbrode

  • Pre-flight calibration and initial data processing for the ChemCam laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory rover

    R.C. Wiens;S. Maurice;J. Lasue;O. Forni

  • Elemental Geochemistry of Sedimentary Rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars.

    S. M. McLennan;R. B. Anderson;J. F. Bell;J. C. Bridges

  • Calcium sulfate veins characterized by ChemCam/Curiosity at Gale crater, Mars

    M. Nachon;S. M. Clegg;N. Mangold;S. Schröder

  • Soil Diversity and Hydration as Observed by ChemCam at Gale Crater, Mars

    P.-Y. Meslin;P.-Y. Meslin;O. Gasnault;O. Gasnault;O. Forni;O. Forni;S. Schröder;S. Schröder

  • The SuperCam Instrument Suite on the NASA Mars 2020 Rover: Body Unit and Combined System Tests

    Roger C. Wiens;Sylvestre Maurice;Scott H. Robinson;Anthony E. Nelson

  • In situ evidence for continental crust on early Mars

    V. Sautter;M. J. Toplis;R. C. Wiens;A. Cousin

  • The SuperCam Instrument Suite on the Mars 2020 Rover: Science Objectives and Mast-Unit Description

    Sylvestre Maurice;R. Wiens;P. Bernardi;P. Caïs

  • Recalibration of the Mars Science Laboratory ChemCam instrument with an expanded geochemical database

    Samuel M. Clegg;Roger C. Wiens;Ryan Anderson;Olivier Forni

  • ChemCam activities and discoveries during the nominal mission of the Mars Science Laboratory in Gale crater, Mars

    S. Maurice;S. M. Clegg;R. C. Wiens;O. Gasnault

  • The petrochemistry of Jake_M: A martian mugearite

    E. M. Stolper;M. B. Baker;M. E. Newcombe;M. E. Schmidt

  • Compositionally and density stratified igneous terrain in Jezero crater, Mars

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  • Hydration state of calcium sulfates in Gale crater, Mars: Identification of bassanite veins

    W. Rapin;W. Rapin;P.-Y. Meslin;P.-Y. Meslin;S. Maurice;S. Maurice;D. Vaniman

  • Oxidation of manganese in an ancient aquifer, Kimberley formation, Gale crater, Mars

    Nina L. Lanza;Roger C. Wiens;Raymond E. Arvidson;Benton C. Clark

  • Igneous mineralogy at Bradbury Rise: The first ChemCam campaign at Gale crater

    V. Sautter;C. Fabre;O. Forni;M. J. Toplis

  • Classification of igneous rocks analyzed by ChemCam at Gale crater, Mars

    Agnes Cousin;Violaine Sautter;Valérie Payré;Olivier Forni

  • First detection of fluorine on Mars: Implications for Gale Crater's geochemistry

    Olivier Forni;Olivier Forni;Michael Gaft;Michael J. Toplis;Michael J. Toplis;Samuel M. Clegg

  • Chemistry of diagenetic features analyzed by ChemCam at Pahrump Hills, Gale crater, Mars

    M. Nachon;N. Mangold;O. Forni;L. C. Kah

  • Diagenetic silica enrichment and late-stage groundwater activity in Gale crater, Mars

    J. Frydenvang;J. Frydenvang;P. J. Gasda;J. A. Hurowitz;J. P. Grotzinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger C. Wiens
Roger C. Wiens Los Alamos National Laboratory
Olivier Gasnault
Olivier Gasnault Paul Sabatier University
Samuel M. Clegg
Samuel M. Clegg Los Alamos National Laboratory
Cécile Fabre
Cécile Fabre University of Lorraine
Nina Lanza
Nina Lanza Los Alamos National Laboratory
Horton E. Newsom
Horton E. Newsom University of New Mexico
Violaine Sautter
Violaine Sautter Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jeffrey R. Johnson
Jeffrey R. Johnson Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
John P. Grotzinger
John P. Grotzinger California Institute of Technology
Nicolas Mangold
Nicolas Mangold University of Nantes

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