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Identification of Phyllosilicates in Mudstone Samples Using Water Releases Detected by the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) Instrument in Gale Crater, MarsThe Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument on board the Curiosity Rover has detected high temperature water releases from mud-stones in the areas of Yellowknife Bay, Pahrump Hills, Naukluft Plateau, and Murray Buttes in Gale crater. Dehydroxylation of phyllosilicates may have caused the high temperature water releases observed in these samples. Because each type of phyllosilicate undergoes dehydroxylation at distinct temperatures, these water releases can be used to help constrain the type of phyllosilicate present in each sample.
Document ID
20170001344
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Hogancamp, J. V. (Clark) (Jacobs Technology, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Ming, D. W. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
McAdam, A. C. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Archer, P. D. (Jacobs Technology, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Morris, R. V. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Bristow, T. F. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Rampe, E. B. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Mahaffy, P. R. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Gellert, R. (Guelph Univ. Ontario, Canada)
Date Acquired
February 7, 2017
Publication Date
March 20, 2017
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Inorganic, Organic And Physical Chemistry
Report/Patent Number
JSC-CN-38633
Meeting Information
Meeting: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Location: The Woodlands, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: March 20, 2017
End Date: March 24, 2017
Sponsors: Lunar and Planetary Inst., Universities Space Research Association
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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