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Tag Archives: aqueous minerals
Nakhla meteorite: newly found mineral features
A new ovoid structure discovered in the Nakhla Martian meteorite is made of nanocrystalline iron-rich clay, contains a variety of minerals, and shows evidence of undergoing a past shock event from impact, with resulting melting of the permafrost and mixing … Continue reading
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Tagged aqueous minerals, astrobiology, hydrated minerals, iron-rich clays, Nakhla
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HiRISE: Water-bearing rocks in Noctis Labyrinthus
The bright rocks in this image have minerals that contain water. These water-bearing minerals are found using the companion instrument on the MRO spacecraft called CRISM. By combining the spectral data from the CRISM instrument with the high resolution visible … Continue reading
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Tagged aqueous minerals, CRISM, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Noctis Labyrinthus, University of Arizona, water
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