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CRISM: Aluminum and iron/magnesium clays in Mawrth Vallis

Posted on June 16, 2014 by rburnham

This image, which covers a site located northeast of Oyama Crater, shows aluminum-containing minerals called phyllosilicates in a cyan color and iron-magnesium-containing phyllosilicates in a red/magenta color. Phyllosilicates are clay and clay-like minerals formed by chemical reactions with liquid water. … 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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CRISM: Aluminum phyllosilicates in Mawrth Vallis

Posted on May 12, 2014 by rburnham

This image is located right along the dichotomy boundary within a drainage channel named Mawrth Vallis. Here we see aluminum phyllosilicates (cyan to blue) exposed on the rim of a crater. Phyllosilicates are clay and clay-like minerals formed by chemical … Continue reading →

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