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Tag Archives: clay minerals
Curiosity: Looking into the Phyllosilicate Trough
Sol 1949, January 29, 2018. The rover’s Navcam shot a composite that looks down into the low-lying area behind Vera Rubin Ridge. This is known as the Clay Unit or the Phyllosilicate Trough because clay minerals have been detected there … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, clay minerals, Clay Unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Phyllosilicate Trough, Vera Rubin Ridge
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HiRISE: Clays of Ladon Basin
Ladon Basin was a large impact structure that was filled in by the deposits from Ladon Valles, a major ancient river on Mars. These wet sediments were altered into minerals such as various clay minerals. Clays imply chemistry that may … Continue reading
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Tagged clay minerals, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Ladon Basin, Ladon Valles, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, phyllosilicates, sediments, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Clay-rich deposits associated with a degraded crater
Clay-rich deposits associated with a degraded crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, clay minerals, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, phyllosilicates, University of Arizona
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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: Prospecting from orbit
The combination of morphological and topographic information from stereo images, as well as compositional data from near-infrared spectroscopy has been proven to be a powerful tool for understanding the geology of Mars. Beginning with the OMEGA instrument on the European … Continue reading
HiRISE: Crater with possible phyllosilicates
Crater with possible phyllosilicates in the Terra Cimmeria highlands. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, clay minerals, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, phyllosilicates, Terra Cimmeria, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: The Painted Desert near Mawrth Vallis
The clay-rich terrain surrounding Mawrth Vallis is one of the most scenic regions of Mars, a future interplanetary park. Here, we cut a long, oblique view into strips to see the full color coverage in more compact form. The origin … Continue reading
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Tagged clay minerals, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mawrth Vallis, MRO, NASA, phyllosilicates, University of Arizona
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CRISM: Evidence of aqueous alteration near Mawrth Vallis
CRISM image 21BCB covers a region on the boundary of Chryse Planita, between Mawrth Vallis and Oyama crater. Chryse Planitia is a smooth circular 1600 km diameter plain that was a landing site for the U.S Viking 1 (landed July … Continue reading
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Tagged Chryse Planitia, clay minerals, Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars, CRISM, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mawrth Vallis, MRO, NASA, Oyama Crater, phyllosilicates
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HiRISE: Clay deposits in the Southern Highlands
Clay deposits in the Southern Highlands. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, clay minerals, clays, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, phyllosilicates, Southern Highlands, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Dragon scales of Mars
This intriguing surface texture is the result of rock interacting with water. The rock was then eroded and later exposed to the surface. The pinkish, almost dragon-like scaled texture represents Martian bedrock that has specifically altered into a clay-bearing rock. … Continue reading
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Tagged bedrock, clay minerals, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, phyllosilicates, University of Arizona
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