Mineralogy of an active eolian sediment from the Namib dune, Gale crater, Mars
Mineralogy of an active eolian sediment from the Namib dune, Gale crater, Mars
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2017-11-30
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Achilles, C. N.
Treiman, Allan H.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8073-2839
Craig, Patricia I.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4080-4997
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American Geophysical Union
Abstract
Curiosity's recent traverse through an active basaltic eolian deposit, informally named the Bagnold Dune Field (Figure 1), provided the opportunity for a multi‐instrument investigation of the geomorphology, chemistry, and mineralogy of the dunes.
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Mars (Planet),
Sand dunes,
Mineralogy
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Achilles, C. N., et al. (2017), Mineralogyof an active eolian sediment from theNamib dune, Gale crater, Mars,J. Geophys. Res. Planets, 122, 2344–2361,doi:10.1002/2017JE005262