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Mineralogy of the Paso Robles soils on Mars

Date

Authors

Lane, Melissa D.

Bishop, Janice L.

Dyar, M D

King, Penelope

Parente, Mario

Hyde, Brendt C.

Publisher

Mineralogical Society of America

Abstract

Visible, near-infrared, thermal, and Mössbauer spectroscopic data from the exposed, bright track soil at the "Paso Robles" site within Gusev crater, Mars, indicate the presence of Fel3+-sulfates and possibly Fe3+-phosphates admixed with the host soil. Wh

Keywords

Keywords: infrared spectroscopy; Mars; mineralogy; Mossbauer spectroscopy; phosphate; soil chemistry; sulfate Acid; Mars; Mineralogy; Paso Robles; Phosphate; Spectra; Spectroscopy; Sulfate

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/82155

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

American Mineralogist

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.2138/am.2008.2757

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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