Identification of Phyllosilicates in Mudstone Samples Using Water Releases Detected by the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) Instrument in Gale Crater, Mars

The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument on board the Curiosity Rover has detected high temperature water releases from mud-stones in the areas of Yellowknife Bay, Pahrump Hills, Naukluft Plateau, and Murray Buttes in Gale crater. Dehydroxylation of phyllosilicates may have caused the high tempe...

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Main Authors: McAdam, A. C., Archer, P. D., Bristow, T. F., Ming, D. W., Gellert, R., Hogancamp, J. V. (Clark), Morris, R. V., Rampe, E. B., Mahaffy, P. R.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
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Published: 2017
Subjects:
Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration
Inorganic
Organic and Physical Chemistry
Yellowknife
Yellowknife Bay
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20170001344
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Summary:The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument on board the Curiosity Rover has detected high temperature water releases from mud-stones in the areas of Yellowknife Bay, Pahrump Hills, Naukluft Plateau, and Murray Buttes in Gale crater. Dehydroxylation of phyllosilicates may have caused the high temperature water releases observed in these samples. Because each type of phyllosilicate undergoes dehydroxylation at distinct temperatures, these water releases can be used to help constrain the type of phyllosilicate present in each sample.

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