Chemistry and texture of the rocks at Rocknest, Gale Crater: Evidence for sedimentary origin and diagenetic alteration

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2109-2131

  Blaney, D L ^a   Wiens, R C ^b   Maurice, S ^c   Clegg, S M ^b   Anderson, R B ^d   Kah, L C ^e   Le Mouelic S ^f   Ollila, A ^g   Bridges, N ^h   Tokar, R ⁱ   Berger, G ^c   Bridges, J C ^j   Cousin, A ^b   Clark, B ^k   Dyar, M D ^l   King, P L ^m   Lanza, N ^b   Mangold, N ^f   Meslin, P Y ^c   Newsom, H ^g   Schroder S ^c   Rowland, S ⁿ   Johnson, J ^h   Edgar, L ^o   Gasnault, O ^c   Forni, O ^c   Schmidt, M ^p   Goetz, W ^q   Stack, K ^r   Sumner, D ^s   Fisk, M ^t   Madsen, M B ^u   more..

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c IRAP   (France)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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

ⁱ PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^k Center for Extrasolar Planetary Systems   (United States)

^l MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^m AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^o ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^p BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^q MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^r CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^s UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^t OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^u UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

more..

Author keywords

ChemCam; Curiosity; Gale; LIBS; Rocknest

Indexed keywords

CRATER; DIAGENESIS; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; IGNEOUS ROCK; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MARS; TEXTURE; WIND EROSION;

EID: 84918592019     PISSN: 21699097     EISSN: 21699100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JE004590     Document Type: Article

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