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Lauretta DS, Adam CD, Allen AJ, Ballouz RL, Barnouin OS, Becker KJ, Becker T, Bennett CA, Bierhaus EB, Bos BJ, Burns RD, Campins H, Cho Y, Christensen PR, Church ECA, Clark BE, Connolly HC, Daly MG, DellaGiustina DN, Drouet d’Aubigny CY, Emery JP, Enos HL, Freund Kasper S, Garvin JB, Getzandanner K, Golish DR, Hamilton VE, Hergenrother CW, Kaplan HH, Keller LP, Lessac-Chenen EJ, Liounis AJ, Ma H, McCarthy LK, Miller BD, Moreau MC, Morota T, Nelson DS, Nolau JO, Olds R, Pajola M, Pelgrift JY, Polit AT, Ravine MA, Reuter DC, Rizk B, Rozitis B, Ryan AJ, Sahr EM, Sakatani N, Seabrook JA, Selznick SH, Skeen MA, Simon AA, Sugita S, Walsh KJ, Westermann MM, Wolner CWV, Yumoto K. Spacecraft sample collection and subsurface excavation of asteroid (101955) Bennu. Science 2022; 377:285-291. [DOI: 10.1126/science.abm1018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Carbonaceous asteroids, such as (101955) Bennu, preserve material from the early Solar System, including volatile compounds and organic molecules. We report spacecraft imaging and spectral data collected during and after retrieval of a sample from Bennu’s surface. The sampling event mobilized rocks and dust into a debris plume, excavating a 9-m-long elliptical crater. This exposed material that is darker, spectrally redder, and more abundant in fine particulates than the original surface. The bulk density of the displaced subsurface material was 500–700 kg per cubic meter, about half that of the whole asteroid. Particulates that landed on instrument optics spectrally resemble aqueously altered carbonaceous meteorites. The spacecraft stored 250 ± 101 g of material, which will be delivered to Earth in 2023.
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- D. S. Lauretta
- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Physics Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- Physics Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Environmental Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
- Department of Geology, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA
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- Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Lockheed Martin Space, Littleton, CO, USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Environmental Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Physics Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Lockheed Martin Space, Littleton, CO, USA
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- INAF (Italian National Institute for Astrophysics) – Astronomical Observatory of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- School of Physical Sciences, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Environmental Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Environmental Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Ruff SW, Campbell KA, Van Kranendonk MJ, Rice MS, Farmer JD. The Case for Ancient Hot Springs in Gusev Crater, Mars. Astrobiology 2020; 20:475-499. [PMID: 31621375 PMCID: PMC7133449 DOI: 10.1089/ast.2019.2044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The origin and age of opaline silica deposits discovered by the Spirit rover adjacent to the Home Plate feature in the Columbia Hills of Gusev crater remains debated, in part because of their proximity to sulfur-rich soils. Processes related to fumarolic activity and to hot springs and/or geysers are the leading candidates. Both processes are known to produce opaline silica on Earth, but with differences in composition, morphology, texture, and stratigraphy. Here, we incorporate new and existing observations of the Home Plate region with observations from field and laboratory work to address the competing hypotheses. The results, which include new evidence for a hot spring vent mound, demonstrate that a volcanic hydrothermal system manifesting both hot spring/geyser and fumarolic activity best explains the opaline silica rocks and proximal S-rich materials, respectively. The opaline silica rocks most likely are sinter deposits derived from hot spring activity. Stratigraphic evidence indicates that their deposition occurred before the emplacement of the volcaniclastic deposits comprising Home Plate and nearby ridges. Because sinter deposits throughout geologic history on Earth preserve evidence for microbial life, they are a key target in the search for ancient life on Mars.
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- Steven W. Ruff
- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
- Address correspondence to: Steven W. Ruff, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Mars Space Flight Facility, Moeur Building Room 131, Tempe, AZ 85287-6305
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- School of Environment and Te Ao Mārama—Centre for Fundamental Inquiry, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Australian Centre for Astrobiology, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Geology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
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Bramble MS, Yang Y, Patterson WR, Milliken RE, Mustard JF, Donaldson Hanna KL. Radiometric calibration of thermal emission data from the Asteroid and Lunar Environment Chamber (ALEC). Rev Sci Instrum 2019; 90:093101. [PMID: 31575277 DOI: 10.1063/1.5096363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The vacuum and thermal environment of airless planetary surfaces, particularly those dominated by a particulate regolith such as the Moon and asteroids, produces intense near-surface thermal gradients that can substantially alter their thermal emissivity spectra when compared with spectra collected at ambient terrestrial conditions. Therefore, spectroscopic measurements acquired under conditions designed to simulate the radiation environment in which remote measurements of airless bodies are made should be used as the basis for interpreting those data. As a foundation for this goal, we report the radiometric calibration of thermal infrared emission data collected with a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer integrated with the custom Asteroid and Lunar Environment Chamber (ALEC) at Brown University. This chamber is designed to simulate the environment of airless planetary bodies by evacuating the atmospheric gasses to vacuum (<10-4 mbar), cooling the chamber with a flow of liquid nitrogen, heating the base and sides of samples with temperature-controlled sample cups, and heating the top of samples with an external light source. We present a new method for deriving sample emissivity based on the absolute radiometry properties of our system, focusing on the 400-2000 cm-1 wavenumber range. This method produces calibrated radiance spectra from calibration targets, and particulate samples and those spectra are used to derive emissivity spectra. We demonstrate that the ALEC system and data reduction methods successfully replicate independently determined spectral properties of particulate samples under both ambient and cold, vacuum conditions. The ALEC system is shown to be capable of supporting ongoing and future planetary exploration of airless surfaces by facilitating careful investigation of meteorites, lunar samples, and planetary materials at an array of environmental conditions.
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- Michael S Bramble
- Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
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- Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
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- School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
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- Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
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- Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
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- Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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Adcock CT, Hausrath EM. Weathering Profiles in Phosphorus-Rich Rocks at Gusev Crater, Mars, Suggest Dissolution of Phosphate Minerals into Potentially Habitable Near-Neutral Waters. Astrobiology 2015; 15:1060-1075. [PMID: 26684505 DOI: 10.1089/ast.2015.1291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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UNLABELLED Abundant evidence indicates that significant surface and near-surface liquid water has existed on Mars in the past. Evaluating the potential for habitable environments on Mars requires an understanding of the chemical and physical conditions that prevailed in such aqueous environments. Among the geological features that may hold evidence of past environmental conditions on Mars are weathering profiles, such as those in the phosphorus-rich Wishstone-class rocks in Gusev Crater. The weathering profiles in these rocks indicate that a Ca-phosphate mineral has been lost during past aqueous interactions. The high phosphorus content of these rocks and potential release of phosphorus during aqueous interactions also make them of astrobiological interest, as phosphorus is among the elements required for all known life. In this work, we used Mars mission data, laboratory-derived kinetic and thermodynamic data, and data from terrestrial analogues, including phosphorus-rich basalts from Idaho, to model a conceptualized Wishstone-class rock using the reactive transport code CrunchFlow. Modeling results most consistent with the weathering profiles in Wishstone-class rocks suggest a combination of chemical and physical erosion and past aqueous interactions with near-neutral waters. The modeling results also indicate that multiple Ca-phosphate minerals are likely in Wishstone-class rocks, consistent with observations of martian meteorites. These findings suggest that Gusev Crater experienced a near-neutral phosphate-bearing aqueous environment that may have been conducive to life on Mars in the past. KEY WORDS Mars-Gusev Crater-Wishstone-Reactive transport modeling-CrunchFlow-Aqueous interactions-Neutral pH-Habitability.
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Hausrath EM, Tschauner O. Natural fumarolic alteration of fluorapatite, olivine, and basaltic glass, and implications for habitable environments on Mars. Astrobiology 2013; 13:1049-64. [PMID: 24283927 PMCID: PMC3865726 DOI: 10.1089/ast.2013.0985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Accepted: 09/14/2013] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Fumaroles represent a very important potential habitat on Mars because they contain water and nutrients. Global deposition of volcanic sulfate aerosols may also have been an important soil-forming process affecting large areas of Mars. Here we identify alteration from the Senator fumarole, northwest Nevada, USA, and in low-temperature environments near the fumarole to help interpret fumarolic and acid vapor alteration of rocks and soils on Mars. We analyzed soil samples and fluorapatite, olivine, and basaltic glass placed at and near the fumarole in in situ mineral alteration experiments designed to measure weathering under natural field conditions. Using synchrotron X-ray diffraction, we clearly observe hydroxyl-carbonate-bearing fluorapatite as a fumarolic alteration product of the original material, fluorapatite. The composition of apatites as well as secondary phosphates has been previously used to infer magmatic conditions as well as fumarolic conditions on Mars. To our knowledge, the observations reported here represent the first documented instance of formation of hydroxyl-carbonate-bearing apatite from fluorapatite in a field experiment. Retreat of olivine surfaces, as well as abundant NH4-containing minerals, was also characteristic of fumarolic alteration. In contrast, alteration in the nearby low-temperature environment resulted in formation of large pits on olivine surfaces, which were clearly distinguishable from the fumarolic alteration. Raman signatures of some fumarolically impacted surfaces are consistent with detection of the biological molecules chlorophyll and scytenomin, potentially useful biosignatures. Observations of altered minerals on Mars may therefore help identify the environment of formation and understand the aqueous history and potential habitability of that planet.
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- Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
- HiPSEC, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
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Edwards CS, Christensen PR. Microscopic emission and reflectance thermal infrared spectroscopy: instrumentation for quantitative in situ mineralogy of complex planetary surfaces. Appl Opt 2013; 52:2200-2217. [PMID: 23670748 DOI: 10.1364/ao.52.002200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2012] [Accepted: 02/14/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The diversity of investigations of planetary surfaces, especially Mars, using in situ instrumentation over the last decade is unprecedented in the exploration history of our solar system. The style of instrumentation that landed spacecraft can support is dependent on several parameters, including mass, power consumption, instrument complexity, cost, and desired measurement type (e.g., chemistry, mineralogy, petrology, morphology, etc.), all of which must be evaluated when deciding an appropriate spacecraft payload. We present a laboratory technique for a microscopic emission and reflectance spectrometer for the analysis of martian analog materials as a strong candidate for the next generation of in situ instruments designed to definitively assess sample mineralogy and petrology while preserving geologic context. We discuss the instrument capabilities, signal and noise, and overall system performance. We evaluate the ability of this instrument to quantitatively determine sample mineralogy, including bulk mineral abundances. This capability is greatly enhanced. Whereas the number of mineral components observed from existing emission spectrometers is high (often >5 to 10 depending on the number of accessory and alteration phases present), the number of mineral components at any microscopic measurement spot is low (typically <2 to 3). Since this style of instrument is based on a long heritage of thermal infrared emission spectrometers sent to orbit (the thermal emission spectrometer), sent to planetary surfaces [the mini-thermal emission spectrometers (mini-TES)], and evaluated in laboratory environments (e.g., the Arizona State University emission spectrometer laboratory), direct comparisons to existing data are uniquely possible with this style of instrument. The ability to obtain bulk mineralogy and atmospheric data, much in the same manner as the mini-TESs, is of significant additional value and maintains the long history of atmospheric monitoring for Mars. Miniaturization of this instrument has also been demonstrated, as the same microscope objective has been mounted to a flight-spare mini-TES. Further miniaturization of this instrument is straightforward with modern electronics, and the development of this instrument as an arm-mounted device is the end goal.
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- C S Edwards
- California Institute of Technology, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences,Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
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Planning for Mars returned sample science: final report of the MSR End-to-End International Science Analysis Group (E2E-iSAG). Astrobiology 2012; 12:175-230. [PMID: 22468886 DOI: 10.1089/ast.2011.0805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Wright SP, Christensen PR, Sharp TG. Laboratory thermal emission spectroscopy of shocked basalt from Lonar Crater, India, and implications for Mars orbital and sample data. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1029/2010je003785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Bagshaw EA, Cockell CS, Magan N, Wadham JL, Venugopalan T, Sun T, Mowlem M, Croxford AJ. The microbial habitability of weathered volcanic glass inferred from continuous sensing techniques. Astrobiology 2011; 11:651-664. [PMID: 21923408 DOI: 10.1089/ast.2010.0563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Basaltic glasses (hyaloclastite) are a widespread habitat for life in volcanic environments, yet their interior physical conditions are poorly characterized. We investigated the characteristics of exposed weathered basaltic glass from a surface outcrop in Iceland, using microprobes capable of continuous sensing, to determine whether the physical conditions in the rock interior are hospitable to microbial life. The material provided thermal protection from freeze-thaw and rapid temperature fluctuations, similar to data reported for other rock types. Water activity experiments showed that at moisture contents less than 13% wet weight, the glass and its weathering product, palagonite, had a water activity below levels suitable for bacterial growth. In pore spaces, however, these higher moisture conditions might be maintained for many days after a precipitation event. Gas exchange between the rock interior and exterior was rapid (< 10 min) when the rocks were dry, but when saturated with water, equilibration took many hours. During this period, we demonstrated the potential for low oxygen conditions within the rock caused by respiratory stimulation of the heterotrophic community within. These conditions might exist within subglacial environments during the formation of the rocks or in micro-environments in the interior of exposed rocks. The experiments showed that microbial communities at the site studied here could potentially be active for 39% of the year, if the depth of the community within the outcrop maintains a balance between access to liquid water and adequate protection from freezing. In the absence of precipitation, the interior of weathered basaltic glass is an extreme and life-limiting environment for microorganisms on Earth and other planets.
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- Elizabeth A Bagshaw
- Bristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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Ruff SW, Farmer JD, Calvin WM, Herkenhoff KE, Johnson JR, Morris RV, Rice MS, Arvidson RE, Bell JF, Christensen PR, Squyres SW. Characteristics, distribution, origin, and significance of opaline silica observed by the Spirit rover in Gusev crater, Mars. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1029/2010je003767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Wang A, Freeman JJ, Jolliff BL. Phase transition pathways of the hydrates of magnesium sulfate in the temperature range 50°C to 5°C: Implication for sulfates on Mars. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1029/2008je003266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Hamilton VE, Morris RV, Gruener JE, Mertzman SA. Visible, near-infrared, and middle infrared spectroscopy of altered basaltic tephras: Spectral signatures of phyllosilicates, sulfates, and other aqueous alteration products with application to the mineralogy of the Columbia Hills of Gusev Crater, Mars. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1029/2007je003049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Morris RV, Klingelhöfer G, Schröder C, Fleischer I, Ming DW, Yen AS, Gellert R, Arvidson RE, Rodionov DS, Crumpler LS, Clark BC, Cohen BA, McCoy TJ, Mittlefehldt DW, Schmidt ME, de Souza PA, Squyres SW. Iron mineralogy and aqueous alteration from Husband Hill through Home Plate at Gusev Crater, Mars: Results from the Mössbauer instrument on the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1029/2008je003201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ming DW, Gellert R, Morris RV, Arvidson RE, Brückner J, Clark BC, Cohen BA, d'Uston C, Economou T, Fleischer I, Klingelhöfer G, McCoy TJ, Mittlefehldt DW, Schmidt ME, Schröder C, Squyres SW, Tréguier E, Yen AS, Zipfel J. Geochemical properties of rocks and soils in Gusev Crater, Mars: Results of the Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer from Cumberland Ridge to Home Plate. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1029/2008je003195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Wang A, Bell JF, Li R, Johnson JR, Farrand WH, Cloutis EA, Arvidson RE, Crumpler L, Squyres SW, McLennan SM, Herkenhoff KE, Ruff SW, Knudson AT, Chen W, Greenberger R. Light-toned salty soils and coexisting Si-rich species discovered by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit in Columbia Hills. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1029/2008je003126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Calvin WM, Shoffner JD, Johnson JR, Knoll AH, Pocock JM, Squyres SW, Weitz CM, Arvidson RE, Bell JF, Christensen PR, de Souza PA, Farrand WH, Glotch TD, Herkenhoff KE, Jolliff BL, Knudson AT, McLennan SM, Rogers AD, Thompson SD. Hematite spherules at Meridiani: Results from MI, Mini-TES, and Pancam. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1029/2007je003048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Arvidson RE, Ruff SW, Morris RV, Ming DW, Crumpler LS, Yen AS, Squyres SW, Sullivan RJ, Bell JF, Cabrol NA, Clark BC, Farrand WH, Gellert R, Greenberger R, Grant JA, Guinness EA, Herkenhoff KE, Hurowitz JA, Johnson JR, Klingelhöfer G, Lewis KW, Li R, McCoy TJ, Moersch J, McSween HY, Murchie SL, Schmidt M, Schröder C, Wang A, Wiseman S, Madsen MB, Goetz W, McLennan SM. Spirit Mars Rover Mission to the Columbia Hills, Gusev Crater: Mission overview and selected results from the Cumberland Ridge to Home Plate. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1029/2008je003183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Schmidt ME, Ruff SW, McCoy TJ, Farrand WH, Johnson JR, Gellert R, Ming DW, Morris RV, Cabrol N, Lewis KW, Schroeder C. Hydrothermal origin of halogens at Home Plate, Gusev Crater. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1029/2007je003027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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McCoy TJ, Sims M, Schmidt ME, Edwards L, Tornabene LL, Crumpler LS, Cohen BA, Soderblom LA, Blaney DL, Squyres SW, Arvidson RE, Rice JW, Tréguier E, d'Uston C, Grant JA, McSween HY, Golombek MP, Haldemann AFC, de Souza PA. Structure, stratigraphy, and origin of Husband Hill, Columbia Hills, Gusev Crater, Mars. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1029/2007je003041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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McSween HY, Ruff SW, Morris RV, Gellert R, Klingelhöfer G, Christensen PR, McCoy TJ, Ghosh A, Moersch JM, Cohen BA, Rogers AD, Schröder C, Squyres SW, Crisp J, Yen A. Mineralogy of volcanic rocks in Gusev Crater, Mars: Reconciling Mössbauer, Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer, and Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer spectra. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1029/2007je002970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Rogers AD, Aharonson O. Mineralogical composition of sands in Meridiani Planum determined from Mars Exploration Rover data and comparison to orbital measurements. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1029/2007je002995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Squyres SW, Aharonson O, Clark BC, Cohen BA, Crumpler L, de Souza PA, Farrand WH, Gellert R, Grant J, Grotzinger JP, Haldemann AFC, Johnson JR, Klingelhöfer G, Lewis KW, Li R, McCoy T, McEwen AS, McSween HY, Ming DW, Moore JM, Morris RV, Parker TJ, Rice JW, Ruff S, Schmidt M, Schröder C, Soderblom LA, Yen A. Pyroclastic activity at Home Plate in Gusev Crater, Mars. Science 2007; 316:738-42. [PMID: 17478719 DOI: 10.1126/science.1139045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
Home Plate is a layered plateau in Gusev crater on Mars. It is composed of clastic rocks of moderately altered alkali basalt composition, enriched in some highly volatile elements. A coarsegrained lower unit lies under a finer-grained upper unit. Textural observations indicate that the lower strata were emplaced in an explosive event, and geochemical considerations favor an explosive volcanic origin over an impact origin. The lower unit likely represents accumulation of pyroclastic materials, whereas the upper unit may represent eolian reworking of the same pyroclastic materials.
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- S W Squyres
- Department of Astronomy, Space Sciences Building, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Clark BC, Arvidson RE, Gellert R, Morris RV, Ming DW, Richter L, Ruff SW, Michalski JR, Farrand WH, Yen A, Herkenhoff KE, Li R, Squyres SW, Schröder C, Klingelhöfer G, Bell JF. Evidence for montmorillonite or its compositional equivalent in Columbia Hills, Mars. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1029/2006je002756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hurowitz JA, McLennan SM, McSween HY, DeSouza PA, Klingelhöfer G. Mixing relationships and the effects of secondary alteration in the Wishstone and Watchtower Classes of Husband Hill, Gusev Crater, Mars. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1029/2006je002795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Joel A. Hurowitz
- Department of Geosciences; State University of New York at Stony Brook; Stony Brook New York USA
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- Department of Geosciences; State University of New York at Stony Brook; Stony Brook New York USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences; University of Tennessee; Knoxville Tennessee USA
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- Department of Environmental and Territorial Management; Companhia Vale do Rio Doce; Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie; Joh. Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; Mainz Germany
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Squyres SW, Arvidson RE, Bollen D, Bell JF, Brückner J, Cabrol NA, Calvin WM, Carr MH, Christensen PR, Clark BC, Crumpler L, Des Marais DJ, d'Uston C, Economou T, Farmer J, Farrand WH, Folkner W, Gellert R, Glotch TD, Golombek M, Gorevan S, Grant JA, Greeley R, Grotzinger J, Herkenhoff KE, Hviid S, Johnson JR, Klingelhöfer G, Knoll AH, Landis G, Lemmon M, Li R, Madsen MB, Malin MC, McLennan SM, McSween HY, Ming DW, Moersch J, Morris RV, Parker T, Rice JW, Richter L, Rieder R, Schröder C, Sims M, Smith M, Smith P, Soderblom LA, Sullivan R, Tosca NJ, Wänke H, Wdowiak T, Wolff M, Yen A. Overview of the Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover Mission to Meridiani Planum: Eagle Crater to Purgatory Ripple. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1029/2006je002771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- S. W. Squyres
- Department of Astronomy; Cornell University, Space Sciences Building; Ithaca New York USA
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- Department Earth and Planetary Sciences; Washington University; St. Louis Missouri USA
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- Department of Astronomy; Cornell University, Space Sciences Building; Ithaca New York USA
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- Department of Astronomy; Cornell University, Space Sciences Building; Ithaca New York USA
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- Max Planck Institut für Chemie, Kosmochemie; Mainz Germany
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- NASA Ames/SETI Institute; Moffett Field California USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences; University of Nevada, Reno; Reno Nevada USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey; Menlo Park California USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona USA
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- Lockheed Martin Corporation; Littleton Colorado USA
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- New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science; Albuquerque New Mexico USA
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- Centre d'Etude Spatiale des Rayonnements; Toulouse France
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- Enrico Fermi Institute; University of Chicago; Chicago Illinois USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Department of Physics; University of Guelph; Guelph, Ontario Canada
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies; Smithsonian Institution; Washington, D. C. USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona USA
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- Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Max Planck Institut für Sonnensystemforschung; Katlenburg-Lindau Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie; Johannes Gutenberg-Universität; Mainz Germany
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- Botanical Museum; Harvard University; Cambridge Massachusetts USA
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- NASA Glenn Research Center; Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Department of Atmospheric Sciences; Texas A&M University; College Station Texas USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science; Ohio State University; Columbus Ohio USA
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- Niels Bohr Institute; Ørsted Laboratory; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Malin Space Science Systems; San Diego California USA
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- Department of Geosciences; State University of New York; Stony Brook New York USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences; University of Tennessee; Knoxville Tennessee USA
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- NASA Johnson Space Center; Houston Texas USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences; University of Tennessee; Knoxville Tennessee USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona USA
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- DLR Institute of Space Simulation; Cologne Germany
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- Max Planck Institut für Chemie, Kosmochemie; Mainz Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie; Johannes Gutenberg-Universität; Mainz Germany
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- NASA Ames Research Center; Moffett Field California USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Greenbelt Maryland USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory; University of Arizona; Tucson Arizona USA
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- Department of Astronomy; Cornell University, Space Sciences Building; Ithaca New York USA
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- Department of Geosciences; State University of New York; Stony Brook New York USA
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- Max Planck Institut für Chemie, Kosmochemie; Mainz Germany
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- Department of Physics; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham Alabama USA
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- Space Science Institute; Martinez Georgia USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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Johnson JR, Sohl-Dickstein J, Grundy WM, Arvidson RE, Bell J, Christensen P, Graff T, Guinness EA, Kinch K, Morris R, Shepard MK. Radiative transfer modeling of dust-coated Pancam calibration target materials: Laboratory visible/near-infrared spectrogoniometry. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1029/2005je002658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences; Washington University; St. Louis Missouri USA
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- Department of Astronomy; Cornell University; Ithaca New York USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences; Washington University; St. Louis Missouri USA
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- Department of Astronomy; Cornell University; Ithaca New York USA
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- Department of Geography and Geosciences; Bloomsburg University; Bloomsburg Pennsylvania USA
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Wang A, Korotev RL, Jolliff BL, Haskin LA, Crumpler L, Farrand WH, Herkenhoff KE, de Souza P, Kusack AG, Hurowitz JA, Tosca NJ. Evidence of phyllosilicates in Wooly Patch, an altered rock encountered at West Spur, Columbia Hills, by the Spirit rover in Gusev crater, Mars. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1029/2005je002516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Alian Wang
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and McDonnell Center for Space Science; Washington University in St. Louis; St. Louis Missouri USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and McDonnell Center for Space Science; Washington University in St. Louis; St. Louis Missouri USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and McDonnell Center for Space Science; Washington University in St. Louis; St. Louis Missouri USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and McDonnell Center for Space Science; Washington University in St. Louis; St. Louis Missouri USA
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- New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science; Albuquerque New Mexico USA
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- Department of Geosciences; State University of New York; Stony Brook New York USA
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- Department of Geosciences; State University of New York; Stony Brook New York USA
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