| Acronym | Meaning |
| HPCIC | High-performance Chelation Ion Chromatography |
| MGS/TES | Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer |
| RHFT | Relativistic Hartree-Fock Two-channel (for Scattering) |
| BID | Background Information Document |
| DRESS | Depth-resolved Surface-coil Spectroscopy |
| CP | Cellulose Propionate |
| TEAM | Thermal Energy Atomic And Molecular Beam Scattering |
| APFU | Atoms Per Formula Unit |
| OMNMHCE | Organic Material Nonmethane Hydrocarbon Equivalent |
| HCF | High-cycle Fatigue |