Tag Archives: aluminum-hydroxyl clays

CRISM: Iron-magnesium clays at Isidis Basin rim

Posted on January 26, 2015 by rburnham

This image is located right along the rim of the Isidis impact basin, at the foot of Libya Montes. Here we see iron-magnesium phyllosilicates (cyan). Phyllosilicates are clay and clay-like minerals formed by chemical reactions with liquid water. They are … Continue reading →

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Opportunity explores aluminum-bearing site

Posted on June 24, 2014 by rburnham

With its solar panels their cleanest in years, NASA’s decade-old Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is inspecting a section of crater-rim ridgeline chosen as a priority target due to evidence of a water-related mineral. Orbital observations of the site by another … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Sol 3669, May 20, 2014

Posted on May 21, 2014 by rburnham

Slabby outcrop at Pillinger Point on the rim crest of Murray Ridge: this is the area of aluminum-hydroxyl clays. The view looks toward the north-northeast over the interior of Endeavour Crater. Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, and a … Continue reading →

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