Coupled Ferric Oxides and Sulfates on the Martian Surface
Coupled Ferric Oxides and Sulfates on the Martian Surface
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Bibring, J.-P , Arvidson, R.E , Gendrin, A , Gondet, B , Langevin, Y , Le Mouelic, S , Mangold, N , Morris, R.V , Mustard, J.F , Poulet, F , Quantin, C and Sotin, C
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Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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The Mars Exploration Rover (MER), Opportunity, showed that layered sulfate deposits in Meridiani Planum formed during a period of rising acidic ground water. Crystalline hematite spherules formed in the deposits as a consequence of aqueous alteration and were concentrated on the surface as a lag deposit as wind eroded the softer sulfate rocks. On t...
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Coupled Ferric Oxides and Sulfates on the Martian Surface
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TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_00187144v1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_00187144v1
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0036-8075
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1095-9203
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10.1126/science.1144174
