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Tag Archives: basalt
Phobos & Deimos likely formed from big impact on Mars
[Editor’s note: From a paper by Timothy Glotch and seven co-authors recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] MGS‐TES Spectra Suggest a Basaltic Component in the Regolith of Phobos • Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer spectra of Phobos … Continue reading
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Tagged basalt, clay minerals, Deimos, Mars Global Surveyor, MGS, Phobos, phyllosilicates, TES, Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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Opportunty: Pancam profiles San Juan Pueblo
Sol 5046, April 4, 2018. The science team commanded Opportunity to shoot a series of filtered Pancam images on the parts of the San Juan Pueblo outcrop that lie a short distance upslope from the rover. The above composite uses … Continue reading
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Tagged basalt, Cape Byron, Endeavour Crater, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Perseverance Valley, San Juan Pueblo, vesicular rock
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Clays quickly cooked in early Mars steambath
New research suggests that the bulk of clay minerals on Mars could have been formed as the planet’s crust cooled and solidified, not by later interactions with water on the surface as has long been assumed. (…) There are thousands … Continue reading
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Tagged aluminum phyllosilicates, atmosphere, basalt, clay minerals, magma ocean, steam, water
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HiRISE: Touch of basalt
A touch of basalt. The enhanced blue color (not as we would see it if we were there) often indicates a basaltic (volcanic) origin. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged basalt, Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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