Chemistry of fracture-filling raised ridges in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater: Window into past aqueous activity and habitability on Mars
International audience The ChemCam instrument package on the Curiosity rover was used to characterize distinctive raised ridges in the Sheepbed mudstone, Yellowknife Bay formation, Gale Crater. The multilayered, fracture-filling ridges are more resistant to erosion than the Sheepbed mudstone rock in...
Published in: | Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: | https://hal.science/hal-01301702 https://hal.science/hal-01301702/document https://hal.science/hal-01301702/file/JGR%20Planets%20-%202014%20-%20L%20veill%20-%20Chemistry%20of%20fracture%25u2010filling%20raised%20ridges%20in%20Yellowknife%20Bay%20Gale%20Crater%20Window%20into.pdf https://doi.org/10.1002/2014JE004620 |