Elemental geochemistry of sedimentary rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars
Sedimentary rocks examined by the Curiosity rover at Yellowknife Bay, Mars, were derived from sources that evolved from an approximately average martian crustal composition to one influenced by alkaline basalts. No evidence of chemical weathering is preserved, indicating arid, possibly cold, paleocl...
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ftunivutrecht:oai:dspace.library.uu.nl:1874/309789 2023-11-12T04:28:01+01:00 Elemental geochemistry of sedimentary rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars McLennan, S.M. Anderson, R.B. Bell III, J.F. Bridges, J.C. Calef III, F. Campbell, J.L. Clark, B.C. Clegg, S. Conrad, P. Cousin, A. Des Marais, D.J. Dromart, G. Dyar, M.D. Edgar, L.A. Ehlmann, B.L. Fabre, C. Forni, O. Gasnault, O. Gellert, R. Gordon, S. Grant, J.A. Grotzinger, J.P. Gupta, S. Herkenhoff, K.E. Hurowitz, J.A. King, P.L. Mouélic, S.L. Leshin, L.A. Léveillé, R. Lewis, K.W. Mangold, N. Maurice, S. Ming, D.W. Morris, R.V. Nachon, M. Newsom, H.E. Ollila, A.M. Perrett, G.M. Rice, M.S. Schmidt, M.E. Schwenzer, S.P. Stack, K. Stolper, E.M. Sumner, D.Y. Treiman, A.H. VanBommel, S. Vaniman, D.T. Vasavada, A. Wiens, R.C. the MSL Science Team NWO-NSO: The role of perchlorates in the preservation of organic compounds on Mars Petrology 2014-01-24 application/pdf https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/309789 en eng 0036-8075 https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/309789 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess Article 2014 ftunivutrecht 2023-11-01T23:12:56Z Sedimentary rocks examined by the Curiosity rover at Yellowknife Bay, Mars, were derived from sources that evolved from an approximately average martian crustal composition to one influenced by alkaline basalts. No evidence of chemical weathering is preserved, indicating arid, possibly cold, paleoclimates and rapid erosion and deposition. The absence of predicted geochemical variations indicates that magnetite and phyllosilicates formed by diagenesis under low-temperature, circumneutral pH, rock-dominated aqueous conditions. Analyses of diagenetic features (including concretions, raised ridges, and fractures) at high spatial resolution indicate that they are composed of iron- and halogen-rich components, magnesium-iron-chlorine–rich components, and hydrated calcium sulfates, respectively. Composition of a cross-cutting dike-like feature is consistent with sedimentary intrusion. The geochemistry of these sedimentary rocks provides further evidence for diverse depositional and diagenetic sedimentary environments during the early history of Mars. Article in Journal/Newspaper Yellowknife Utrecht University Repository Yellowknife Yellowknife Bay ENVELOPE(-114.336,-114.336,62.367,62.367) |
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Sedimentary rocks examined by the Curiosity rover at Yellowknife Bay, Mars, were derived from sources that evolved from an approximately average martian crustal composition to one influenced by alkaline basalts. No evidence of chemical weathering is preserved, indicating arid, possibly cold, paleoclimates and rapid erosion and deposition. The absence of predicted geochemical variations indicates that magnetite and phyllosilicates formed by diagenesis under low-temperature, circumneutral pH, rock-dominated aqueous conditions. Analyses of diagenetic features (including concretions, raised ridges, and fractures) at high spatial resolution indicate that they are composed of iron- and halogen-rich components, magnesium-iron-chlorine–rich components, and hydrated calcium sulfates, respectively. Composition of a cross-cutting dike-like feature is consistent with sedimentary intrusion. The geochemistry of these sedimentary rocks provides further evidence for diverse depositional and diagenetic sedimentary environments during the early history of Mars. |
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McLennan, S.M. Anderson, R.B. Bell III, J.F. Bridges, J.C. Calef III, F. Campbell, J.L. Clark, B.C. Clegg, S. Conrad, P. Cousin, A. Des Marais, D.J. Dromart, G. Dyar, M.D. Edgar, L.A. Ehlmann, B.L. Fabre, C. Forni, O. Gasnault, O. Gellert, R. Gordon, S. Grant, J.A. Grotzinger, J.P. Gupta, S. Herkenhoff, K.E. Hurowitz, J.A. King, P.L. Mouélic, S.L. Leshin, L.A. Léveillé, R. Lewis, K.W. Mangold, N. Maurice, S. Ming, D.W. Morris, R.V. Nachon, M. Newsom, H.E. Ollila, A.M. Perrett, G.M. Rice, M.S. Schmidt, M.E. Schwenzer, S.P. Stack, K. Stolper, E.M. Sumner, D.Y. Treiman, A.H. VanBommel, S. Vaniman, D.T. Vasavada, A. Wiens, R.C. the MSL Science Team |
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McLennan, S.M. Anderson, R.B. Bell III, J.F. Bridges, J.C. Calef III, F. Campbell, J.L. Clark, B.C. Clegg, S. Conrad, P. Cousin, A. Des Marais, D.J. Dromart, G. Dyar, M.D. Edgar, L.A. Ehlmann, B.L. Fabre, C. Forni, O. Gasnault, O. Gellert, R. Gordon, S. Grant, J.A. Grotzinger, J.P. Gupta, S. Herkenhoff, K.E. Hurowitz, J.A. King, P.L. Mouélic, S.L. Leshin, L.A. Léveillé, R. Lewis, K.W. Mangold, N. Maurice, S. Ming, D.W. Morris, R.V. Nachon, M. Newsom, H.E. Ollila, A.M. Perrett, G.M. Rice, M.S. Schmidt, M.E. Schwenzer, S.P. Stack, K. Stolper, E.M. Sumner, D.Y. Treiman, A.H. VanBommel, S. Vaniman, D.T. Vasavada, A. Wiens, R.C. the MSL Science Team Elemental geochemistry of sedimentary rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars |
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McLennan, S.M. Anderson, R.B. Bell III, J.F. Bridges, J.C. Calef III, F. Campbell, J.L. Clark, B.C. Clegg, S. Conrad, P. Cousin, A. Des Marais, D.J. Dromart, G. Dyar, M.D. Edgar, L.A. Ehlmann, B.L. Fabre, C. Forni, O. Gasnault, O. Gellert, R. Gordon, S. Grant, J.A. Grotzinger, J.P. Gupta, S. Herkenhoff, K.E. Hurowitz, J.A. King, P.L. Mouélic, S.L. Leshin, L.A. Léveillé, R. Lewis, K.W. Mangold, N. Maurice, S. Ming, D.W. Morris, R.V. Nachon, M. Newsom, H.E. Ollila, A.M. Perrett, G.M. Rice, M.S. Schmidt, M.E. Schwenzer, S.P. Stack, K. Stolper, E.M. Sumner, D.Y. Treiman, A.H. VanBommel, S. Vaniman, D.T. Vasavada, A. Wiens, R.C. the MSL Science Team |
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Elemental geochemistry of sedimentary rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars |
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Elemental geochemistry of sedimentary rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars |
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Elemental geochemistry of sedimentary rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars |
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Elemental geochemistry of sedimentary rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars |
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Elemental geochemistry of sedimentary rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars |
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elemental geochemistry of sedimentary rocks at yellowknife bay, gale crater, mars |
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2014 |
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0036-8075 https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/309789 |
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