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Collapsed Smectite in Gale Crater: Martian Clay Minerals May Have Been on AcidThe Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity began investigating the layered deposits of Gale Crater, Mars, in August 2012. Among the many science instruments on the rover, the CheMin (Chemistry and Mineralogy) X-ray diffractometer (XRD) has been useful in definitively characterizing the mineralogy of samples collected by the rover.
Document ID
20180004268
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Craig, P. I. (Planetary Science Inst. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Rudolph, A. (University of Western Washington Bellingham, WA, United States)
Morris, R. V. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Achilles, C. N. (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Rampe, E. B. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Treiman, A. H. (Lunar and Planetary Inst. Houston, TX, United States)
Bristow, T. F. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Ming, D. W. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Blake, D. F. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Vaniman, D. T. (Planetary Science Inst. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Downs, R. T. (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Morrison, S. M. (Carnegie Institution for Science Washington, DC, United States)
Yen, A. S. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Farmer, J. (Arizona State Univ. Tempe, AZ, United States)
Des Marais, D. J. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Castle, N. (Lunar and Planetary Inst. Houston, TX, United States)
Chipera, S. J. (Chesapeake Energy Corp. Oklahoma City, OK, United States)
Hazen, R. (Carnegie Institution for Science Washington, DC, United States)
Peretyazhko, T. S. (Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Tu, V. (Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2018
Publication Date
March 19, 2018
Subject Category
Metals And Metallic Materials
Report/Patent Number
LPI Contrib. No. 2083-1986
JSC-E-DAA-TN53579
Meeting Information
Meeting: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC)
Location: Woodlands, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: March 19, 2018
End Date: March 23, 2018
Sponsors: Universities Space Research Association (USRA), Lunar and Planetary Inst.
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNJ13HA01C
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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