Sulfur Mineralogy at the Mars Phoenix Landing Site

Sulfur Mineralogy at the Mars Phoenix Landing Site

The Mars Phoenix Scout mission landed at the northernmost location (approx.68deg N) of any lander or rover on the martian surface. This paper compares the S mineralogy at the Phoenix landing site with S mineralogy of soils studied by previous Mars landers. S-bearing phases were not directly detected...

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Hauptverfasser: Ming, Douglas W., Morris, R.V., Golden, D.C., Sutter, B., Clark, B.C., Boynton, W.V., Hecht, M.H., Kounaves, S.P.
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Zusammenfassung:The Mars Phoenix Scout mission landed at the northernmost location (approx.68deg N) of any lander or rover on the martian surface. This paper compares the S mineralogy at the Phoenix landing site with S mineralogy of soils studied by previous Mars landers. S-bearing phases were not directly detected by the payload onboard the Phoenix spacecraft. Our objective is to derive the possible mineralogy of S-bearing phases at the Phoenix landing site based upon Phoenix measurements in combination with orbital measurements, terrestrial analog and Martian meteorite studies, and telescopic observations.