Calcium sulfate veins characterized by ChemCam/Curiosity at Gale crater, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1991-2016

  Nachon, M ^a   Clegg, S M ^b   Mangold, N ^a   Schroder S ^c   Kah, L C ^d   Dromart, G ^e   Ollila, A ^f   Johnson, J R ^g   Oehler, D Z ^h   Bridges, J C ⁱ   Le Mouelic S ^a   Forni, O ^c   Wiens, R C ^b   Anderson, R B ^j   Blaney, D L ^k   Bell, J F ^l   Clark, B ^m   Cousin, A ^b   Dyar, M D ⁿ   Ehlmann, B ^o   Fabre, C ^p   Gasnault, O ^c   Grotzinger, J ^o   Lasue, J ^c   Lewin, E ^q   Leveille R ^r   McLennan, S ^s   Maurice, S ^c   Meslin, P Y ^c   Rapin, W ^c   Rice, M ^o   Squyres, S W ^t   Stack, K ^o   Sumner, D Y ^u   Vaniman, D ^v   Wellington, D ^l   more..

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c IRAP   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^h JACOBS TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^j U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^k CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^l ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m Center for Extrasolar Planetary Systems   (United States)

ⁿ MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^o CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^q UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^r CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Canada)

^s STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^t Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^u UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^v PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

alteration; ChemCam; Curiosity; LIBS; Mars; sulfates

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CRATER; DIAGENESIS; MARS; SATELLITE MISSION; SPACECRAFT; SULFATE; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

EID: 84918553374     PISSN: 21699097     EISSN: 21699100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JE004588     Document Type: Article

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