Phyllosilicates and sulfates at Endeavour Crater, Meridiani Planum, Mars

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 21, 2009, Pages

  Wray, J J ^a   Noe Dobrea, E Z ^b   Arvidson, R E ^c   Wiseman, S M ^c   Squyres, S W ^a   McEwen, A S ^d   Mustard, J F ^e   Murchie, S L ^f  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID SULFATES; ACIDIC CONDITIONS; AQUEOUS ALTERATION; FRACTURED ROCK; GROUND TRUTH; HYDRATED SULFATES; MARS EXPLORATION ROVER; MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITERS; MARTIAN SURFACE; MERIDIANI PLANUM; PHYLLOSILICATE;

HYDRATES; SILICATES;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

CRATER; MARS; OUTCROP; PHYLLOSILICATE; PLANETARY SURFACE; SULFATE;

EID: 72049111231     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL040734     Document Type: Article

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