Clay mineral diversity and abundance in sedimentary rocks of Gale crater, Mars

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2018-06-06
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Bristow, Thomas F.
Craig, Patricia I.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4080-4997
Treiman, Allan H.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8073-2839
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
Abstract
Clay minerals provide indicators of the evolution of aqueous conditions and possible habitats for life on ancient Mars. Analyses by the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity show that ~3.5–billion year (Ga) fluvio-lacustrine mudstones in Gale crater contain up to ~28 weight % (wt %) clay minerals.
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Mars (Planet), Clay
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Bristow, Thomas F., Elizabeth B. Rampe, Cherie N. Achilles, David F. Blake, Steve J. Chipera, Patricia Craig, Joy A. Crisp, et al. 2018. "Clay mineral diversity and abundance in sedimentary rocks of Gale crater, Mars". Science Advances. 4 (6): eaar3330.
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11753/1490
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