Evidence for a sedimentary origin of a clay minerals in the Mawrth Vallis region, Mars

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 951-954

  Michalski, Joseph R ^a   Dobrea, Eldar Z Noe ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Malin Space Sciences Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Alteration; Astrology; Clay minerals; Mars; Sediments; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ANCIENT BEDROCK; ASTROLOGY; MARS;

ASTROBIOLOGY; CLAY MINERALS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHY;

PLANETS;

CLAY MINERAL; CRATER; HOST ROCK; MARS; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SMECTITE; WEATHERING;

HESPERIA;

EID: 35448978006     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G23854A.1     Document Type: Article

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