Phyllosilicate and sulfate-hematite deposits within Miyamoto crater in Southern Sinus Meridiani, Mars

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 19, 2008, Pages

  Wiseman, Sandra M ^a   Arvidson, R E ^a   Andrews Hanna, J C ^b   Clark, R N ^c   Lanza, N L ^d   des Marais, D ^e   Marzo, G A ^e   Morris, R V ^f   Murchie, S L ^g   Newsom, H E ^d   Noe Dobrea, E Z ^h   Ollila, A M ^d   Poulet, F ⁱ   Roush, T L ^e   Seelos, F P ^g   Swayze, G A ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^e NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); CLAY MINERALS; FLOORS; HEMATITE; IRON ORES; SILICATES;

ACID SULFATES; AQUEOUS CONDITIONS; FLOOR MATERIALS; HEMATITE DEPOSITS; IN-SITU; PHYLLOSILICATE; PHYLLOSILICATES; ROVER MISSIONS; SMECTITE; SPECTRAL DATUMS; SPECTRAL SIGNATURES;

OXIDE MINERALS;

CRATER; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EXPLORATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; HEMATITE; MARS; PHYLLOSILICATE; PLANETARY LANDFORM; SMECTITE; SULFATE;

EID: 57749195901     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL035363     Document Type: Article

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