Diagenetic origin of nodules in the Sheepbed member, Yellowknife Bay formation, Gale crater, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1637-1664

  Stack, K M ^a   Grotzinger, J P ^a   Kah, L C ^b   Schmidt, M E ^c   Mangold, N ^d   Edgett, K S ^e   Sumner, D Y ^f   Siebach, K L ^a   Nachon, M ^d   Lee, R ^c   Blaney, D L ^g   Deflores, L P ^g   Edgar, L A ^h   Fairen A G ⁱ   Leshin, L A ^j   Maurice, S ^k   Oehler, D Z ^l   Rice, M S ^a   Wiens, R C ^m  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^e MALIN SPACE SCIENCE SYSTEMS   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^h ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^j RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^k IRAP   (France)

^l NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^m LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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Author keywords

concretions; diagenesis; Mars Science Laboratory; Yellowknife Bay

Indexed keywords

CEMENTATION; CRATER; DIAGENESIS; MARS; MUDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE;

EID: 84918537152     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21699100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JE004617     Document Type: Article

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